That was a fun bike ride!

We had a really nice day, but it's a good thing we're not really on any kind of a schedule because we sure didn't drive very far.

We got up and did some driving first thing... even before tea and coffee! We find that there are a lot of benefits driving at 6:30am... very little wind, and very few cars on the road. And, then you can get parked up early and enjoy the rest of the day.

But we only made it about 22 miles (35 kms) as far as the town of Hayward when we decided to pull into their library and sit there to have breakfast. It turned out that their library internet didn't work very well, but we still have our cellular internet as a back up.

I was perusing a map of the town and I noticed that they had what looked to be a really nice paved bike trail around the town. Not a long one... it looked like maybe 6 miles (10 kms) or so.

And in our opinion, it was a perfect day for a bike ride. Blue sky with a few clouds, hardly any wind, and a high of about 75F (24C). So, we found a boat launch area to park at near the bike path and got the bikes off.

We both noticed that this boat launch parking would make for a good overnight spot.

On the other side of where we were parked is the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum. Through the fence, you could see this huge fiberglass fish. We actually went in, thinking maybe the museum was free... but they wanted $8.75 USD ($11.75 CAD) per person.

No thanks.

I snuck a photo of the giant northern pike.

Then we hopped on the bikes to do some exploring...

Nature park area.

Pretty lily pad flowers.

The solid yellow ones weren't quite open yet.

This turtle was enjoying the sun.

This one thinks he's swimming!

Looking for swamp life.

All the way from the mountains near Mexico City!

The trail took us into a forested area near the hospital where they have some mountain bike trails. What a lot of fun they were! We had a blast zooming along the curvy trails, and surprisingly there was nobody else around.

We made a point of returning to Sherman through the downtown area.

Different church.

Kind of odd, but on the main street of Hayward most people who were out and about were actually wearing masks... even while outside. So, just to fit in, we put ours on too.

Then, we saw the sign for the Home of the $1.00 Ice Cream Cone. Well, for that price it would be rude not to!

So we get inside and it's fairly busy... and most people are NOT wearing masks, including the two employees doing the serving. I actually was being crowded by one family (none of whom were wearing masks) and had to say something.

We got our ice cream and quickly got out of there.

Ruth, and the $1.00 ice cream.

Hayward is a really pretty little town.

Main Street in Hayward.

Really nice town, and with some great bike routes!

We had done about 14.5 miles (23 kms).

Back at Sherman, we decided to stay the night. It was fairly busy with boaters coming and going into the later afternoon and early evening, but it was quiet as can be overnight.

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