Another century ride day, 131 kms.

This morning's weather didn't look too promising but Peter was off today from work and he agreed to come along to do a big ride today. We went to Port Burwell which is 65 kms. one way. Had a great ride, no rain, couldy but a nice temperature. We averaged 25 kms. an hour on the way there. This is a great training ride because there are some steep hills to get those legs strengthened!! We enjoyed lunch on the beach. On the way back the winds were from the North/west, mainly from the North and this proved to be a tough ride. Good thing we brought our rain jackets because after about 10 or 15 kms. into our ride back home it started to rain and this went on for about 20 kms. The North winds were brutal. I accomplished another very steep hill; the granny gear sure comes in handy for those type of hills. It's near a place called Eden. Well I sure wasn't thinking of the garden of eden while going up this challenging hill but I made it and that always feels good. It is a very pretty area though. There were two pretty tough hills on the way back. My legs were pretty sore after about 90 kms. mainly because we were constantly pushing against the wind, but we made it, very exhausted and tired. It sure does feel good when you drag your body into the shower and that water hits those achey joints. We still managed to average 20.8 kms. per hour overall which we thought was pretty good considering the hills and wind factor. We also became grandparents once again last week. Our daughter Char and Ken had a beautiful baby girl, Caitlin Charlotte, a sister for her two brothers. That makes grandchild no. 12!! We are truly blessed as parents and grandparents in so many ways. I spent some time helping them out but did manage to get one cycling time in plus going to the YMCA one evening. I hope to do some shorter rides this week. My goal before I join the tour is to have 7,000 kms. on my bike. It looks like that will be no problem since I still have enough time before heading off to Denver. I constantly think about those who started in Seattle this morning. We're praying for you all, for safety and strength and endurance. Looking forward to the blogs and pictures!!