Day 11

41 miles from Kingston, Ontario to Henderson Bay, N.Y. After a filling breakfast we cycled 5 blocks along the waterfront in downtown Kingston to the ferry dock for the Wolfe Island ferry - another free ferry operated by the Canadian government. After a 30 minute ferry trip we disembarked onto Wolfe Island which appeared to be entirely residential. We cycled past a few farms but the most striking thing about the island was the number of electric-generating windmills on the island. They seemed to be everywhere. One local told us there were 87 windmills on the island but it looked like many more were situated on the island. The eight mile ride across the island was very quick because the island is flat and we had a nice tailwind. The second ferry them took us from Wolfe Island, Ontario to Cape Vincent, N.Y. this was a small private ferry which wasn't free. Much of the ferry dock was underwater so we rode our bikes onto the ferry to keep our feet dry. After landing in Cape Vincent we had to pass through U.S. Customs and border patrol. That took about two minutes. The border station consisted of a small booth with two agents stationed there. It must be a quiet station to work at. The ferry only arrives about every hour. The boat we were on had only one car on it in addition to us. We continued to have a tailwind after cycling out of Cape Vincent but it became cold and overcast. It was not an ideal day for cycling. Plus, the area we were riding in was very rural with few stores or motels. Finally, found a motel/restaurant/bar in Henderson Bay which appears to be a small town catering to fishermen.