Today I went for a ride out west of Ottawa.  I had arranged to meet Mike at the Tim Horton’s in Perth, but after that I had no idea where we would end up. 

When I got there at 9:00, he was already there with a couple of other riders having coffee, and after we sat and chatted for a bit, it was time to head out.  I filled up the tank on the ST while everyone else was getting ready, and off we went.  We took it easy, winding through the farmland north of Perth, then crossing over highway 7 and into the “Highlands”.  The leader took us on some pretty un-travelled roads, but I don’t think there were any places with really bad pavement.  (None that I remember anyways.)

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