Today's ride was a leisurely jaunt of 46 miles from Redeemer University College (yes, that is the proper name-in Canadian terminology "university" identifies it as an academic institution instead of trade school and "college" describes the university as undergrad) to St. Catherines. The short distance was made even shorter by no less than 6 refreshment stops. We were served fruit, freezies, muffins, bagels, ice cream & peaches, fresh fruit cups, sandwiches, cake, and enough cookies to make the Cookie Monster say "I've had enough." In addition, there were numerous signs and cheering people to encourage us.
I'm taking a new approach to all this food, doing something I haven't done in 8 weeks, saying "no." Today I said "no" to little pecan cups. Canadian hospitality has provided so many desserts and so many baked goods that I can no longer eat anything I want. If I start saying "no" now, perhaps it won't seem quite so rude when I get home.
One of the highlights of the ride today was riding along the Niagara Escarpment-a long ridge that runs through Ontario. the views from the top were extraordinary. The ride down to the bottom was exhilarating. Tonight I'm going on my very first tour of Niagara Falls. I'm looking forward to it.
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