quick update.

Writing you from Bloomfield, Prince Edward Country, Ontario. I don't have much time, as we need to be getting on the road about two hours ago, but I'll write something quick while Peter signs our new friends' guestbook. We're staying at the home of two of the coolest people I have ever met, KT and Rick. They own a super cool small-town bike shop, grow a huge organic garden, and live in a bike/art/awesomeness-filled barn behind the shop. Their mantra is "TV Sucks, Ride Your Bike!" and they live a bold, free, positive, and natural existence. They have shown us incredible generosity and warmth, fixing up our bikes and giving me bike shoes (no more cramped toes and aching feet!!!) and making incredible meals full of fresh vegetables and fruits and natural stuff... we do all the dishes and play a little music but really the only way to repay such generosity is to pay it forward to those that we find in need... They've really been an inspiration for us, we've ended up staying here for 3 nights and abandoning our plans to get to Ottawa for Canada Day, what are plans in the face of existing in geographical congruence with amazing people?? So, today we're finally headed out. We'll have to ride about 80 miles each day for the next two days (camping somewhere in between) to make it to Ottawa without having to camp two nights.

So, last time I wrote was in Hamilton... after that we rode into through Toronto to stay with Aaron Clarke (a friend from BMA) and his awesome family, stopping to check out the CN Tower and downtown... I ended up having my first crash right in downtown Toronto, I didn't take enough of an angle when crossing the streetcar tracks and I went down. Luckily, there wasn't any traffic coming at the time and I only had two cuts (one fairly large down my shin) and a little bruising. No big deal! We decided we didn't want top pay a lot of money for Toronto busking permit, and moved on. It took us a while to get out of Toronto and we ended up camping right on lake Ontario, on a cliff over the beach. It was beautiful! The next morning Peter's front wheel wouldn't turn, but we made a temporary fix and set out. It poured cold rain most of the day, but we were in pretty good spirits, and made the 91 miles to Bloomfield before nightfall, aided by the help of a guy we met by the grocery store who told us the quickest route and offered us to stay in his cottage if we go through Vermont. People are the best!! Well. we're off...

peace

Dan

ps. OHH I almost forgot!! On our ride to Bloomfield, Peter's odometer hit the incredible number 5,000!!! So cool, he has ultimate bragging rights...