Sunday, July 30, 2017
Start: Brantford, Ontario
End: Niagara Falls, New York
Mileage today/cumulative: 74 (119 kilometers) / 3,099
Elevation Ascended: 1,913′
Weather: Sunny, 67° at start; sunny, 80º at finish
3D Relive Video (approx. 1 minute)
Wow – big day on the tour! Canada sent us out with lots of sunshine and perfect temperatures. That, and it being Sunday, means we saw local cycling groups, people out working in their gardens, and children playing. I always love how excited kids get when a pace line with six or seven us go flying by and they shout hello to us.
After riding through more beautiful Canadian farmland, things became more congested as we got closer to Niagara Falls. Once we hit the high density tourist area, we picked our way through the masses, took a few photos, then rode across the Rainbow Bridge, back into the U.S.A.. The views on this sunny day were spectacular and we breezed through the border crossing with no wait. The Welcome to New York State sign meant that we had officially entered our eighth state on the tour. Some of our riders have spouses and other family joining them here for the rest day. Lots of smiles at the daily “rap” this afternoon.
Neither of us have been to Niagara Falls, so we’re looking forward to spending our last rest day tomorrow doing a lot of exploring by foot. Lots of photos today in our new Canadian jerseys!
Great pictures – so happy you are Niagra Falls. Bad-Ass Bev – you going over in a barrel?
Niagara Falls . . . a fun place to be, especially in such wonderful weather!
LOVE the new jerseys !! And wow, that IS a lot of water ! You are sssoooo close to being done !
Hope you get to take the boat ride around the fAlls. Enjoy your rest day.