A Perfect Ride.

Sunny, nice day...not too hot.

I met Brent in Carleton Place for breakfast at the Gourmet restaurant on HWY 7.  It is actually a pretty good feed.

We decided to head up Haliburton /Wilberforce area.

The obligatory stop at Silver Lake :

The Bikes

Brent Relaxing

Headed up 7 to Madoc and turned on 62 towards Bancroft.
Turned left on 620 and drove through a bunch of nice towns like Coe Hill and Apsley.
Turned onto 118 to the 648 and headed up to Wilberforce. Anither really pretty town.

Awesome roads in the area, too. City of Ottawa should contact this township and ask how they do it....... :)

Stopped at one of the many nice lakes for lunch.
I brought us a nutritous feast of sandwiches and chocolate Pop-Tarts washed down  with Ginger ale.
I know...you are saying to yourself that Pop Tarts are usually a part of a balanced breakfast and not a lunch food...but we  live dangerously.

Lunch spot

Different view

Turned up Elephant Lake road heading to Maynooth, on a lark.
Good choice!

Lots of turns and really scenic. It was the best road of the day, for sure.
And no traffic.
That is even better.

From Maynooth we rode to Whitney, near Algonquin park, and came back through Madawaska and Barry's Bay.

Stopped at the lookout in Wilno...Canada's oldest Polish Settlement.


The Valley from the Lookout in Wilno



Lookout in Wilno

 

 

Plaque at Lookout.

 Wilno is a neat little town.

The people there are very proud of their heritage.

From Wilno we rode past Golden Lake into Eganville, then to Douglas, Renfrew,and stopped at the church in Burnstown.

I came home through Arnprior and Brent headed through Calabogie.

Checked out the tripmeter when I got home, and we had gone 650 km.

WTF ?

Sure didn't seem that long.......

That is the sure sign of a great ride....you get home feeling relaxed and happy, and can't believe all of the places you saw and visited.

I am Ok with that.