Today ended up being quite a fun day full of exciting
events. First and foremost, it was only 118km! Woo hoo! :D
The route took us through the area where I did stream
sampling during university, which was awesome. I was getting excited because I
was finally familiar with my surroundings.
Louise and I headed out together as
usual. When we were cycling out of Bradford we noticed Mike stopped next to a
van with a man and two boys. The two boys were holding up signs which said,
“Way to go TDC! You're almost there!” The man did TDC in 1993 when he was 17
which was pretty amazing. He bought the cyclists timbits which was awesome, it
was so nice of him to come out and give us his support and treats :)
The next exciting event of the day was Sharon’s Temple,
located in the town of Sharon. The temple was closed to visitors; however, an
older woman who was a gardener at the Temple told me a brief history. The
temple was inspired by the old testament of the Bible. The sphere at the top
represents world peace, the spikes around the sphere represent the 12 apostles,
and the windows face the four directions. The temple was built between
1825-1831 by the Children of Peace, who were former Quakers and were the first civilian
band in Canada.
At Sharon’s Temple, Louise, Mike, and I met up with Gee and
Larry and the 5 of us ventured to the town of Uxbridge. At Uxbridge we stopped
at an amazing gelato shop called The Perfect Scoop. The owner is a pharmacist
but had an interest in making gelato and thus opened a gelato shop for fun. He
showed us how to make gelato which was super awesome and he gave us a free
taste of freshly made lemon sorbet, yum yum!
After that the 5 of us continued on our way to camp. In Port
Perry we were stopped by a woman who was curious as to what we were doing as
she had seen several cyclists pass her home during the day. We told her we were
touring the country and she asked us if we wanted to stop for a break and have
some drinks. She offered us juice and she showed us her native wildflower
garden. I would have to say that experience topped as one of the odd
experiences during the tour. It was such a random experience because this woman
had no idea who we were and yet she offered us drinks and a chance to relax and
take a break in her backyard. It was odd but really nice :)
After that we moseyed our way to camp. Overall it turned out
to be an incredible, beautiful day.
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