I awoke early to get breakfast up
and running with my galley crew. As we were packing up breakfast I was
surprised with a visit from my brother. He had run from home to the campsite. I
was so happy to see him; it was great that he came down to say one last
goodbye.
Louise and I puttered our way to
Ottawa. We met up with Mike en route to Merrickville. In Merrickville we
stopped for ice cream and quickly headed out again as today was a 160km ride so
it was a bit of a long haul.
We cycled on the North Grenville
Route which was beautiful. It was right along the Rideau Canal which brought
back memories of kayaking the canal the previous summer with my brother and
Dad.
It was a relief to see signs
indicating we made it to the outskirts of Canada’s capital, Ottawa. It was a
beautiful day, but it was getting long and I wished to be at Carelton
University, where we would be spending the night and our rest day, which meant
sleeping in beds! :)
Mike, Louise and I reached Carelton
University just after 6pm. We changed quickly and went to the common room as we
were having a pizza party. We were also meeting the son and two daughters of
Bob and Irene. It was nice seeing Bob and Irene’s children. My first impression
was that Bob and Irene were incredible parents because their children displayed
the same kindness and generosity as they did. We shared stories to Bob and
Irene’s children to give them insight into what their parents had experienced
on the tour. I was glad to have been given the opportunity to share what Bob
and Irene had meant to me during the tour.
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