Hendrik’s ride to the airport

Hendrik Jongsma led 5 Dudes on a 30 km route out to the airport on a pleasant December day. Unfortunately Arndt Kruger arrived for a 10:30 start so missed the ride & composed a poetic lament. From Beavermeade we cycled thru Rogers Cove up Maria St to the pedestrian bridge, along the waterfront trail thru Del Cray Park to the “new"CN railbed down to the Otonabee R before crossing Landsdowne St riding beside Lock 19 to Lock St crossing Park St to Monaghan Rd then out of the city on Johnston Dr & Beardsmore Rd to Airport Rd for a tour of the airport before returning on Airport Rd over Hgw 115 to Fisher Dr across the bypass to Harper Rd taking a detour to visit Harper Park before cycling on Crawford Dr to The Crawford Dr Trail  taking city streets & the old rail bed to Del Cary Pk then cycling across the Otonabee R for pub grub at The Ashburnham Ale House

 Bob Penny & John Crawford on the rail trail at the Otonabee R

                         Airport photo stop

        John Higginson & Hendrik at the swing bridge over the Otonabee R