Day 13 12/07/09 Simcoe > Tyrconnell, ON. 74 miles

Met a french canadian who had twice cycled from Vancouver to Montreal (the right way!) and was on his way around the peninsula! Made really good timing in the morning having cycled 50miles before midday! Then... Another bike wheel disaster for Keir today with a further spoke breaking 5miles out of St. Thomas! Bit stressed out with the set back we hitched BACKWARDS to St. Thomas with a guy called Brian who dropped us at the bike shop. They sorted Keir out with some new wheels whilst we went for a burger and fries. standard!

In the rush of getting both of our bikes onto brians truck one of the bungee cords had got caught on a wheel and frayed, as well as loosing another that left us bungeeless! bodged a granny knot for the tent which lasted to the next petrol station down the road. Very friendly local adam helped us out with cord and chatted to us for a bit about the area & the way in which esso (booooo hissssssss) had treated him and other local station owners.

Carried on until got pretty tired and we pulled up to a nice house and asked to spend the night in their garden! Very unfriendly welcome by their dog frank before Kim showed us around and gave us a few packs of noodles! Two of her three kids hung around us for a bit, one (4 yrs old) very very very chatty - wore a little thin after an hour!



Above: A stressed Keir fiddling with bike on truck.





Above: A bit of scenery!



Above: Nice bendy roads



Above: Campsite in Kim's garden