Tuesday, August 30th.

Can’t believe it’s almost September!  Yesterday we noticed that the BBC was in town – the British Baking Company.  A sign on the door said “Closed Mondays, see you Tuesday.  So this morning at 8am, Ron went there picked up a blueberry scone and brought it back to the boat where we shared it.  It was scrummy – so scrummy in fact that Teresa went back to the shop for some more at 8:30am.  Trouble was, by the time Teresa got there the shop was closed with a sign on the door saying “Closed until 2pm to bake fresh goods”.  So we had oatmeal for breakfast. 

Went for a bike ride along the Welland Canal - the canal that connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, bypassing the Niagara Falls.  There was a bike path along the canal, but in several places the path was closed for various reasons and we found ourselves bushwhacking to get around the closed section.  That made the ride interesting. 

We had tailwinds on the way out, were making slow progress over the bushwhacking sections and were anticipating headwinds for the return trip so we turned back about 2/3 way along the canal and returned to Port Colborne after cycling 40 miles.  Somewhere along the canal, we noticed some strange devices in the canal (see photo).   They’re “fire pods”.  Later that week, a concert is being held on a floating stage, and the pods will all be filled with wood and lit.  It promises to be a really nice evening – pity we won’t be here to enjoy it. 

It was now after 2pm, so we returned to the BBC to pick up some scones for tomorrows breakfast.  A sign on the door now said “Closed for Painting”!  Go figure.  Perhaps they’ll be open tomorrow before we set off.