Day 7

Woke up to a downpour but the rain stopped and the sun came out just as we were leaving the hotel. We followed the Ontario Waterfront Trail all day for 63 miles to Bowmanville, Ontario. The trail is a mashup of quiet residential streets, paved bikeways,  unpaved dirt trails, sidewalks and asphalt paths. It took us through some industrial areas and by the nuclear power plant in Pickering. However, for much of today we were riding along the shoreline. The lake is at a record-setting high level so parts of the path were flooded and parts were washed out. In one location we had to ride through water that was deep enough to get the bottoms of my panniers wet! Around noon dark clouds rolled in and it started to rain suddenly. We found shelter under a roof overhang in front of a commercial building. Just by chance it turned out we had stopped in front of a Dominos Pizza so we got a pizza for lunch. By the time we finished eating the rain had stopped. Places to eat near the motel were limited but there was a place called PJ Pita Deli next to the motel. It didn't look great from the outside but the owner was a real comedian, and the pita wraps were both delicious and huge!! After today I don't think we will hit any large towns until we get near the eastern end of the lake.