Day Seventy Two - Wallaceburg, Ontario to Port Glasgow, Ontario

Day 72

July 27th

Monday

Miles 59

Wallaceburg, Ontario to Port Glasgow, Ontario 

As we were about to leave Wallaceburg we met a very nice man that wanted to know about our travels.  He started the conversation by saying, "I see you are traveling by bike, you may need this." He handed us a 'Never Give Up' scripture card with Jeremiah 29:11, 12, & 13. He then handed Ronnie a fake Canadian one million dollar bill and asked about where we have been, where we are going.  

People in Canada have been quick to smile and wave as we ride by.

Our route took us through farm land that looked much like the U.S. but crops were more mature. We saw sweet corn for sale along with squash, blueberries, sweet peppers, and raspberries. In many of the farm fields we passed we saw solar panels that rotate with the sun.  Along Lake Erie there were a large number of wind generators.  Homes along the route that were original homesteads were beautiful, three story homes with ornate wood trim. The old barns were built on the side of a hill with a mowed inclined entrance on one side and stone foundation supporting the remainder of the structure. Love the 'old' home places built in the 1800's and still being maintained and used today.

We rode by an enormous greenhouse growing hydroponic peppers with another greenhouse just as large being built next to it. It was interesting to see how large the plants were in the greenhouse, the massive water tanks attached to them, and the very large fertilizer tanks.  While we took pictures a tanker pulled up to fill the fertilizer tank and an eighteen wheel truck was being loaded with peppers. 

We took time out to tour Uncle Tom's Cabin Museum. We enjoyed the historical original buildings, a short video, and the nice exhibit about the life of Josiah Henson and the Underground Railroad. There is a bike path that follows the Underground Railroad route and the historical importance it played.

As we rode into the campground at Port Glasgow so did a group of 15 cyclists on their way to Michigan as part of a summer camp.  The tent area was small but had lots of trees for shade. The washrooms could have been nicer/cleaner AND closer to the tent campsites.