I ended up staying up late and having a few drinks as well as getting rained on so I wasn't up very early. The couple that had let me stay in their yard saw me off and I didn't leave town until about 12pm. I knew I'd be taking some time off in Toronto and staying with my aunt so I set out to make it there today.
Things started out as farm lands with giant wind turbines and progressed into bigger and bigger towns. It wasn't long before I was going through places with more then 100k people. Eventually I was in the full blown city and it was close after 12pm so the traffic was decent. I rode a bit on the 410 which is both illegal and somewhat dangerous, but man is it flat with wide shoulders. The off and on ramps are a disaster for a cyclist tho and if it were daytime I would have avoided it entirely.
I passed through quiet business districts and down main streets that would probably be packed with cars in the day. At one point a train crossing had a train coming my way but going slow as hell. I figured I'd play it safe and just wait (I could have made it across the tracks easily, the gate was up for a bit). The damn thing took 15 minutes to pass by...
Anyhow I did eventually make it to my aunts in Toronto and will stay here for a while for my first and most likely only long break of the tour. I'm hoping to walk up the CN tower and explore the city a bit in the next few days.
