Heather and I slept in again this morning. We got out of bed at 8:20am but not more than 30 minutes later we were out riding. The goal today was to ride some new roads and have enough gas for Monday's ride home to last us until at least Bancroft.
We rode on Highway 62 to Barry's Bay then turned onto Highway 60 and rode east. As we rode past Wilno we noticed that the local tavern was still closed on a rather cloudy Sunday morning. Our first stop was in Golden Lake to stretch out for a couple of minutes.
From Golden Lake we continued on Highway 60 to Highway 41 which we took all the way to Pembroke. There we stopped at Tim Hortons for a few minutes. Heather had a french vanilla and a honey cruller while I held off in anticipation of lunch at Mapleton House. We were to be there at 12:30pm for lunch with Jim and Sandy.
We left Pembroke and took Highway 17 towards Cobden. Whether it's a week-long trip or a one day ride around town, I tend to avoid taking the same road twice because I prefer not to enjoy the same scenery along the way, and today was no different. We stopped in Cobden for fuel and then set the GPS to guide us to Mapleton House. The GPS took us there through Cobden Road, Highway 60, Highway 41, Foymount Road, Quadeville Road, Palmer Road, Wingle Road, Cedar Grove Road, Schutt Road and finally Highway 28. Before we turned onto Wingle Road we had been followed by a red Toyota for at least 20 minutes. That car appeared again as we were on Schutt Road. I guess he didn't like the shortcut. That's also when we noticed a Gold Wing in our rearview mirrors. Talk about good timing.
We arrived at Mapleton House at exactly 12:30pm. Heather and I tried the Linda sandwich which consisted of an egg, bacon, cheese and mayo. Very tasty. We got back to our cabin via Highway 28, Boulter Road and Highway 517. We had just enough time to gather ourselves and head to the lodge for 3pm. At the lodge, we picked up a bottle of wine for finishing first in the brainteaser challenge. Some of us also indulged in cake and ice cream. The cake was part of a baby shower for Jenni and Oliver who have been coming to the rally for many years.
The evening featured the traditional fireworks display.
Tonight's fireworks lineup.
For the first time I was part of the crew and my responsibility was lighting the fireworks.
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