Day Four Ann Arbor to Leamington Ontario

Day Four Ann Arbor to Leamington Ontario

Dayt fours ride took us out of the country. We recieved a very gracious and lengthy escort from Dearborn's Fire and Police department which led us through Dearborn and into Detroit. When you receive one of these escorts your riding at a distance behind the fire engine. Dearborn added police cars to create a rolling blockade. Kind of reminded me of being in a parade. You get to march right down the center lane. All traffic in front and behind is delayed while we pass. 

We bypassed downtown Detroit and traveled to the south of town around to the Ambassador Bridge which crosses over the Detroit river and into Canada. At eh bridge, two Leamington Firefighters with pickup and trailer met us to help transport our bicycles over the bridge. The bridge is closed to pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Our two support vehicles and Leamingon crew passed through the boarder crossing quickly. The RV was detained for a brief period so customs could review everyones passports. After we finished at the crossing we stopped for lunch at a nearby church parking lot before heading out on the Leamington stretch.

 Tony Snyder going over todays plan

Along the Dearborn Escort

Passing Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant

The Dearborn escort

Matt and Jim standing next to Dearborn engine#9. #9 was Hank Schuelers baseball number.

 Coming into Motown

Everytown has one of these. If this was in Chicago

it would be priced much higher. Grant St our route to the

bridge in Detroit was lined with beautiful graystone homes

Mike and Sean. Mike departed us for home Chicago at the boarder.

No turning back now boys...

Loading our bikes in the trailer

Leamington to the rescue

Good bye Detroit

Ribbons from Firefighter family and friends

Assumption Church of Windsor. Where we had our lunch break.

Ambassodor Bridge. Apparently this is owned by one person.

The road down along the Detroit river. Those poles on the train cars are Wind generator tower sections.

Sometimes I feel like I'm dragging one of these along my bike.

Barrels at Pellee Winery

Tomato capital of Canada.

Grand reception upon our arrival

Lake Erie looking south toward Ohio. Hi Mom and Dad!

We took the scenic route today. That wasn't the original plan but it rarely is. We look for the best roads to ride, use local knowledge and try to take routes that are interesting to travel. Our original route was to go at a direct diagonal from the bridge to Leamington. Firefighter and cyclist Bob from Windsor's fire department met us at the bridge and joined in the ride to Leamington. He recommended the route shown here following the river south and then along the lake. It was quite the scenic route.