I was on sweep team this morning and had to wait in camp to load all the gear bags on the gear semi. We all got up a ½ hour early so we could get to the border crossing at the assigned time. I left camp a little after 8:00 a.m. and pushed it pretty hard. I was able to catch and pass some of the earlier departed riders by the time I reached Marine City, MI on the St. Clair River. Our border crossing was not on a bridge, but on ferries. Our tour manager had previously given a list of all the riders and support people’s name and copy of our passports to the Canadian border officials. The crossing went really well with no hold ups. It took several ferry trips to get all the cyclists and support vehicles across the river.
On the Canadian shore, there were a whole lot of people waiting to greet us and cheer us on. Canadians sure are enthusiastic about the tour and openly show their love for their country. They had a lot of refreshments and it was fun watching all the ferries arrive with the different parts of our entourage.
From the border crossing, we still had about 40 miles to go to get to Chatham. That’s when the wind picked up in a straight on headwind. That was a tough 40 miles in open farm country, though it was pretty flat.
There was another great welcome for us in Chatham and the local churches provided our dinner at night. The Canadians are going to take good care of us this week.
Today we had a rider from Michigan that needed 2 new tires and 2 new spokes installed and bar tape at a local bike shop. He asked what the total was and was told it would be $107. Then a gentleman that happened to be in the bike shop said he would take care of the bill. Wow, another God moment!
Love to all, P & J
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