...because it was in our faces. Note: Pictures have now been added to Day 3. The start of the day was slow. Near the end of yesterday, Therese's brake pads became unaligned, and the subsequent rubbing against her wheels caused a lot of friction and delays. This morning we thought the problem had been corrected, but it quickly came back, so we solved the issue permanently by adding more space between the two pads. This morning setback, combined with the constant (medium-strength) wind in our faces gave us quite a slow start to the day. Also, the roads between Brockville and Cornwall are very flat, with some "just-steep-enough-to-annoy-us" uphills. The subsequent "not-quite-steep-enough-to-get-good-momentum" downhills made this a bit of a drag. However, being the awesome team we are, we powered through it to another 100 k day!
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