Jon Lee's Big Bike Ride from New York to Seattle: Day 15 14/07/09 Leamington, ON.

A lovely day - probably the best day on the road yet! got off to an early start after a poor nights sleep - an irritating high pitched noise mixed with fork lift trucks did not provide good sleep.
Cycled quickly to Kingsvile to catch the ferry to Pellee Island - so early the ticket office was not due to open for another hour! Chilled out there dreaming of food whilst waiting for the ferry - good fry up!
After getting chatting to some canadians on the ferry we were sent in the direction for a nearby beach on the island. BLISS.washed in the water. wanted to stay there for days but alass we had to get the next ferry to sandusky, ohio. Doing this meant avoiding detroit which everyone had told us to avoid. On the 2nd of the two ferries we met Steve & Charlie - a couple from ohio who had doine a lot of bike touring. shared a lot of stories and they gave us loads of good advice especially on routes which we were very grateful of!
Immediately took their advice after going through the US's most relaxed customs! Wizzed along for 20 odd miles until we found the bike shop we were told about which pointed us the right way for the nearby cycle track, much like the bristol/bath one! sooo nice to be on this after 100s of miles of roads. Made it to the next shop where we searched for campsites (good old google). The closest was 34 miles away so we went for it! After a few miles we decided that was silly as it was getting late so pulled up to the nearest house!
Stayed with a lovely couple who put us up in the old dog house! Lots of chipmunks burrowing around but far better than a tent! Beautiful grounds to their house, 3acres of lawns and 20acres of forest! Their son jason showed us his quad bike - pretty beastly (can do 80mph!) before we headed off to bed.