What makes a trip unforgettable

We looked pretty cheerful at the beginning of the ride, didn't we?

Several factors came into play which made the Roaming Riders' Monday ride this year's unforgettable cycle ride:

• The drive to Aylmer, Ontario was just under 95 kms., about one hour, 15 minutes to the meeting place.
• I brought my camera..but no batteries! Cliff, one of the members who brought his own camera had "spares".
  
• The ride was approx. 52 kms. long- the longest we have ever ridden this year.
  
• The temperature reached 28 degrees Celsius with the Humidex at least at 40 degrees! Probably the hottest riding day.
  
• There were several hills, all sizes, crossing the same creek along the route during the second half of the ride when the sun must had been at its highest and hottest.
  
• The vista through the small towns of Sparta and Jaffa were interesting if the sweat off one's brows haven't clouded one's vision.
• A beautiful beach at Port Bruce to have a nice rest.
  
• A country folk art store called "Winter Wheat" is a whimsically unique place but Marianne and I got separated somehow. So we totally missed the opportunity for this interesting stop.
• The plans for lunch changed without our knowledge (we got separated, remember?). I did have a copy of the map route so we went straight to the parking lot where we were to meet at the end of the ride.
• Nobody was there so we rode to Tim Horton's to replenish our zapped energy level.
  
• Bob and Michael came to the rescue.
• We loaded the bikes and went to the Pinecroft Green Frog Tea Room where the rest of the group were already halfway through their lunch. A very nice location but I was either having a near heat stroke or a hypoglycemic episode by that time that my perception to the surroundings were greatly affected. The proprietor is a potter who sells her pottery ware onsite so I was able to appreciate that after I had some nourishment.
  

These factors certainly made this trip a very memorable one indeed.