Day 10

Easy 41 mile day because it was relatively flat and we had a tailwind most of the day. I had a hearty breakfast at the motel restaurant in Picton. It was the largest omelette I have ever been served. I was unable to eat all of it which is unusual for me. After about 5 miles we had to take a short ferry ride in Glenora, Ontario. The ferries are considered part of the highway system so they are free. The water in Lake Ontario is so high that the ferry was riding too high in the water for the dock on either side so a huge dump truck was parked in the center of the ferry to weigh it down so that it sat lower in the water. While waiting for the ferry we met a young couple in their 20s who were doing their first bike trip. They lived in Toronto and they were biking from Toronto to Kingston and then back to Toronto. They seemed to be having a good time although one of them had broken a cleat so only one cycling shoe could clip in. They were hoping to find a bike shop in Kingston. We got into Kingston early in the afternoon. It is the largest town we have been in since Toronto. Kingston has 124,000 inhabitants according to sign at the city boundary. We are staying right on the waterfront which has many restaurants and shops. It also has a university in the city; and, it is a four Starbucks city😀. Nice view of the sunset from the hotel room on the ninth floor. Tomorrow morning we ride about five blocks to get the Wolfe's Island ferry and we should be back in N.Y. state by lunchtime.