Zephyr

Did you know there is a place called Zephyr? A little town in Uxbridge: Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge. Other communities within the township include Coppins Corners, Goodwood, Leaskdale, Roseville, Sandford, Sandy Hook, Siloam, Victoria Corners and Zephyr.

Reminds me of the children's book: Oh the places you'll go??? by Dr. Seuss. So close to the city, yet so far on your bicycle. This past Saturday's ride left Leslie and Elgin Mills as usual at 7:30 am. The mission was 5 1/2 hours on the bike followed by a 1/2 hour run. We attempted the Zephyr loop which brought us into the small town that had a gas station and convenience store all in one...and that was it! Happy to see the sign "Welcome to Zephyr" we bought some more water and hit the open road again. That day I went somewhere I had never been before.

Later, a little unsure where we had ended up as we tried to make our way back and discovered we were on Brock Road in Pickering which was a bit farther east than anticipated. Oh well, it was good for the mileage...140 kms later and only a bit of rain, it was a great day to ride!