Massey, ON

Very hot and humid, feels more like NC than ON. Start biking and sweating early, stopping at the few opportunities for ice tea and water, but barely keeping hydrated. Add the truck traffic and skimpy paved shoulder, no fun. Clouds fill in, and looks like rain at 12:30 after 60 miles. 1/2 hour after checking into motel a quick downpour, then a thunderstorm an hour later. Air conditioning and a book put me to sleep for bit; sun and heat returned while I napped. Walked around this odd and funky little town, where something called "broomball" was invented and which a local artist has decorated idiosyncratically, ordered a veggie pizza (quite good) and got my beer.
Good day to chill out, but it's going to be warmer tomorrow, so hope to repeat an early arrival in Sudbury.

"Players hit a small ball around the ice with a stick called a "broom." The broom may have a wooden or aluminum shaft and has a rubber-molded triangular head similar in shape to that of a regular broom (or, originally, an actual corn broom with the bristles either cut off or covered with tape). Players wear special rubber-soled shoes instead of skates, and the ice is prepared in such a way that it is smooth and dry to improve traction."