Day 54 August 22 London to Hamilton Sea to Sea 08
Today’s stats
Distance 77.88 miles
Time in saddle 5.06 hours
Ascent 1345 feet
Average speed 14.9 miles per hour
What a day it has been: a beautiful day with the sun shining, the wind on our backs, great roads, and great scenery. It was a perfect biking day. We had lots places to stop for refreshments that various churches had provided. The Canadians have been showing us great hospitality as we have been biking through their communities.
We woke up this morning at Dan and Ida’s home. Dan and Ida made a great breakfast of fruit smoothie, homemade granola, blueberries, scrambled eggs, Canadian pea meal bacon and a great cup of coffee. Thanks so much Dan and Ida. Rich and Carol Rienstra, Tony Schweitzer, Hank and I really enjoyed our glass of wine last night along with roast beef, sweet corn, fresh potatoes, and fresh baked peach cobbler with ice cream. It was a super supper.
We arrived back at the camp at 620 and already the camp was buzzing with activity. We packed a little food as we were going to have at least 4 food stops along the way.
I rode with Mike Bruinooge and Rod Kloet. Along the way Phil and Jan Quist joined us. Rod pulled the whole way and we arrived at camp at 215. It was good to be in camp as at about 1 PM it was starting to get very hot and we were starting to feel the heat.
Our first stop was in Ingersol who provided coffee, muffins and fruit provided by CRC church in Ingersol.
Along the way just before Woodstock, I was greeted by friends from Kitchener Clarence and Jane Damsma. Thanks Jane and Clarence for your encouragment.
Our second stop was in Woodstock, just over the 401 out in the country and they provided subway sandwiches, bars, fruits, and cold drinks. It was a great lunch. The churches in Woodstock provided the lunch.
We saw both the manuel and mechanized way to harvest tobacco.
Our next stop was in Brantford, where we had watermelon, cold drinks, and timbits. The churches in Cambridge and Brantford provided this.
Julia and Kaitlyn rearing to go. They were waiting for the guys.
Six miles down the road; on the Jerseyville Rd we again had another stop where the members of the Brantford served we church.
When we arrived at Redeemer, people from the Burlington office of the CRC greeted us. The Fellowhip CRC also served us refreshments. We had cold chocolate milk, cookies, bars, lemonade, and fresh fruit. It was great.
Redeemer provided a delicious meal and will also be serving us breakfast in the morning. We also were treated to a spa if we wished and could go to various pools for a swim. I choose to go to Doug Kloet’s home for a swim, who is the father of Adrian one of the riders in the Western part of the tour. It was very refreshing after we finished the hot ride. We also enjoyed a glass of beer after the ride as well.
At the peleton meeting, we heard about the visit to Art Aid Service project serving the homeless in London. Sue from Willard Ohio shared how she listened to one of the participants tell her story. Hans from BC shared how Liz Meyer gave her Sea-to-Sea T-shirt with one of the people at the centre. One lady, who had been in an accident, carried all she owned on her wheel chair and shared with them her story. Hans’s goal was to have the opportunity to really help a homeless hungry person and was pleased he got the opportunity to do so.
Tonight Barb Mellema, Hank and I are again enjoying being billeted with Ena and Dick Mostert. Barb enjoyed a jacuzzi while Hank and I enjoyed a glass of wine with Ena and Dirk. It is delightful. In playing CRC bingo we found out that Ena’s brother Henry Numan is known to both Hank and I. Henry baptized my son Scott in Brockville Ontario and Henry spoke at Hank’s retirement from Calvin Seminary at Synod that year. It is a small world we live in.
Tomorrow we have a short riding day of only 47 miles. We will again be treated to refreshment at 6 places along the way.
We are thankful for how good God is and how he has provided such hospitality and great weather. We continue to feel blessed and know lots of people are praying for us as we are ending our 8th week and quickly coming to the end of the tour. This week has gone by very quickly and it is hard to believe tomorrow is already Saturday and another week is done. We have only 7 riding days left.
Today’s stats
Distance 77.88 miles
Time in saddle 5.06 hours
Ascent 1345 feet
Average speed 14.9 miles per hour
What a day it has been: a beautiful day with the sun shining, the wind on our backs, great roads, and great scenery. It was a perfect biking day. We had lots places to stop for refreshments that various churches had provided. The Canadians have been showing us great hospitality as we have been biking through their communities.
We woke up this morning at Dan and Ida’s home. Dan and Ida made a great breakfast of fruit smoothie, homemade granola, blueberries, scrambled eggs, Canadian pea meal bacon and a great cup of coffee. Thanks so much Dan and Ida. Rich and Carol Rienstra, Tony Schweitzer, Hank and I really enjoyed our glass of wine last night along with roast beef, sweet corn, fresh potatoes, and fresh baked peach cobbler with ice cream. It was a super supper.
We arrived back at the camp at 620 and already the camp was buzzing with activity. We packed a little food as we were going to have at least 4 food stops along the way.
I rode with Mike Bruinooge and Rod Kloet. Along the way Phil and Jan Quist joined us. Rod pulled the whole way and we arrived at camp at 215. It was good to be in camp as at about 1 PM it was starting to get very hot and we were starting to feel the heat.
Our first stop was in Ingersol who provided coffee, muffins and fruit provided by CRC church in Ingersol.
Along the way just before Woodstock, I was greeted by friends from Kitchener Clarence and Jane Damsma. Thanks Jane and Clarence for your encouragment.
Our second stop was in Woodstock, just over the 401 out in the country and they provided subway sandwiches, bars, fruits, and cold drinks. It was a great lunch. The churches in Woodstock provided the lunch. I also say Corrie Poole there who biked with me several times on the 2005 Sea to Sea tour. It was good to see Corrie. 
Along the way we saw lots of corn, soybeans, alfalfa fields and tobacco. Rod Kloet explained to us the harvest as we saw some people working in the fields. His mother worked in the tobacco fields when she was younger. 
We saw both the manuel and mechanized way to harvest tobacco. Our next stop was in Brantford, where we had watermelon, cold drinks, and timbits. The churches in Cambridge and Brantford provided this.
Julia and Kaitlyn rearing to go. They were waiting for the guys. Six miles down the road; on the Jerseyville Rd we again had another stop where the members of the Brantford served we church.
When we arrived at Redeemer, people from the Burlington office of the CRC greeted us. The Fellowhip CRC also served us refreshments. We had cold chocolate milk, cookies, bars, lemonade, and fresh fruit. It was great.
Redeemer provided a delicious meal and will also be serving us breakfast in the morning. We also were treated to a spa if we wished and could go to various pools for a swim. I choose to go to Doug Kloet’s home for a swim, who is the father of Adrian one of the riders in the Western part of the tour. It was very refreshing after we finished the hot ride. We also enjoyed a glass of beer after the ride as well.
At the peleton meeting, we heard about the visit to Art Aid Service project serving the homeless in London. Sue from Willard Ohio shared how she listened to one of the participants tell her story. Hans from BC shared how Liz Meyer gave her Sea-to-Sea T-shirt with one of the people at the centre. One lady, who had been in an accident, carried all she owned on her wheel chair and shared with them her story. Hans’s goal was to have the opportunity to really help a homeless hungry person and was pleased he got the opportunity to do so.
Tonight Barb Mellema, Hank and I are again enjoying being billeted with Ena and Dick Mostert. Barb enjoyed a jacuzzi while Hank and I enjoyed a glass of wine with Ena and Dirk. It is delightful. In playing CRC bingo we found out that Ena’s brother Henry Numan is known to both Hank and I. Henry baptized my son Scott in Brockville Ontario and Henry spoke at Hank’s retirement from Calvin Seminary at Synod that year. It is a small world we live in.
Tomorrow we have a short riding day of only 47 miles. We will again be treated to refreshment at 6 places along the way.
We are thankful for how good God is and how he has provided such hospitality and great weather. We continue to feel blessed and know lots of people are praying for us as we are ending our 8th week and quickly coming to the end of the tour. This week has gone by very quickly and it is hard to believe tomorrow is already Saturday and another week is done. We have only 7 riding days left.
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