Greg & Camille Go Bike

We had a delicious breakfast made by Cindy. It was so nice to have a home cooked meal again! She was very generous to accommodate our late checkout since Camille had a late morning call. Once we bid adieu to Cindy and Sophie, we were back in the downtown area for errands. From there, we took the Millennium Trail for a beautiful off-road path that took us on a tour through 28 miles of farmland, woods, waterways, and some marshlands. We planned to have an easier day today, just 35 miles completely away from cars! The trail was unpaved but clean and well packed... until with a few miles in it wasn't. Camille rode into a patch of loose gravel, lost control, and fell, earning scrapes on her hands and knees. Dr. Furlong came to the rescue and fixed her up. He provided stellar care and even handpicked an apple for his patient from a nearby tree.

The rest of the ride was a scenic treat… until with a few miles left it wasn’t. We could choose between the shoulder of a low-traffic road for 2 miles or 4 miles continuing on a trail suggested by OSMAnd. Let's take the safe route off-road, we thought! Once we had gone 2 miles, the dirt road turned into mud pits. There was a never ending series of these giant puddles, most with a foot or less of shoulder separating the puddle from brush lining the side of the trail. Camille unfortunately fell in. Who let her on a bike today??? After moving at such a slow rate through the sludgey terrain, we could finally bail onto some paved residential roads for a longer detour and arrived at Timber House Bed & Breakfast.