76 miles. Last full day in Canada
First, I neglected a few things over the past few days. Our first day in Ontario we passed the home of Josiah Henson whose autobiography was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” It was also the site of the Dawn Settlement, a community for escaped slaves, and one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad. The site was a mile or so off our route so we did not stop and we intend someday to go back and visit the place.
We also saw these two houses on that first day in Ontario:
This abandoned and overgrown farm house must be hiding many secrets!
This is not a Wright house but sure bears some of his signature elements
Jeff and Marion, our Airbnb hosts last night, took us to a neighbors house to watch a very impressive fireworks display.
The sky above Port Burwell was alive with color before they set off the fireworks
This morning they were kind enough to get up early and feed us royally. Thanks to their kindness we were able to get on the road at 7 AM toward Dunnville.
Our route was on local and provincial roads with very little traffic. We saw many more windmills and a sign that read: “Stop the most corrupt and wasteful scam ever to be.” Strong words!
Ontario wines on the vine
We rode through many small towns and had a few more ups and downs than we had anticipated but Maja noticed a short cut that took us away from the coastal roads and saved us some time getting to our destination.
Lake Erie
Entering Dunnville we crossed the Grand River and saw this outflow from the dam.
Tomorrow we head to Buffalo.
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