Home to Hawkesbury

Departure Day, May 23, 2009 Ottawa to Hawkesbury

Steve and Eileen, who had agreed to escort me out of town, arrived just before 9 AM. After a quick look at the Spitfire we set off f0r Hawkesbury. First stop was at Timmy's on Hawthorn at Stevenage for coffee and a cinnamon bun. Once we got that out of the way we set off in earnest for Hawkesbury. Unfortunately we had a fairly strong headwind and with the additional 50 lbs of baggage I was carrying on my bike we were only able to cycle at 20-22 kph. We only made one mistake at Russell and Hwy 27 and somehow ended up going down a very steep hill and ending up at Walkley Road. I was a bit of a slog getting back up that hill but I made it and soon we were back on Hwy 26 heading east. We stopped at 12:30 at a chipwagon in Bourget for lunch.

Steve and Eileen decided they had had enough so Steve called his wife and asked her to come meet them on the way back to Ottawa. I continued on my way to Hawkesbury and eventually arrived at the Best Western Hotel on Tupper St. at 4:30 after completing 116 kms.
After a hot shower I went out for dinner at Everydays Restaurant a half hour walk from the hotel on Spence Avenue. There was a guy playing music. The place was really hopping by the time I left at 8. Almost got eaten alive by mosquitoes on the way back. Got to get some rest for the next leg of the journey into Montreal. TTFN