Sunday, July 31, 2005
Day 34 – Distance: 108.49 km
Vermilion Bay to Ignace, ON
We got off to a great start; were on the road by 7:30 a.m., and made it to St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Dryden by 9:50. Everyone was extremely friendly, and Adele and I enjoyed a church service together – my first since I started biking! We joined the congregation for homemade goodies and coffee afterwards, then the priest’s husband did his best to allow me to use the church’s internet. Alas, we couldn’t find the proper connections, so we headed off to where Cassie was hooked up – at a Best Western hotel. We had our lunch, then I checked my emails; unfortunately I couldn’t hook up my computer to do my blog, so again, you’re getting this rather late.
Because it was such a hot and humid day, we postponed biking again until about 3:00 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this did not give us quite enough time to reach Ignace, so we contemplated camping in a picnic area, since it wasn’t posted that we couldn’t. However, when Adele mentioned she had seen a bear, and another traveler mentioned he had seen a dead one along the road, we decided we’d be better off to get into the car and drive the rest of the way. It was about 8:30 by the time we arrived, and dark before we actually got into bed. Not much fun!
Scenery was typical northern Ontario, with lots of small lakes, trees, rocks etc. The terrain did flatten, and about 35 km after Dryden the wide shoulder gave way to a narrow one. However, the traffic was relatively light, and considerate.
Vermilion Bay to Ignace, ON
We got off to a great start; were on the road by 7:30 a.m., and made it to St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Dryden by 9:50. Everyone was extremely friendly, and Adele and I enjoyed a church service together – my first since I started biking! We joined the congregation for homemade goodies and coffee afterwards, then the priest’s husband did his best to allow me to use the church’s internet. Alas, we couldn’t find the proper connections, so we headed off to where Cassie was hooked up – at a Best Western hotel. We had our lunch, then I checked my emails; unfortunately I couldn’t hook up my computer to do my blog, so again, you’re getting this rather late.
Because it was such a hot and humid day, we postponed biking again until about 3:00 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, this did not give us quite enough time to reach Ignace, so we contemplated camping in a picnic area, since it wasn’t posted that we couldn’t. However, when Adele mentioned she had seen a bear, and another traveler mentioned he had seen a dead one along the road, we decided we’d be better off to get into the car and drive the rest of the way. It was about 8:30 by the time we arrived, and dark before we actually got into bed. Not much fun!
Scenery was typical northern Ontario, with lots of small lakes, trees, rocks etc. The terrain did flatten, and about 35 km after Dryden the wide shoulder gave way to a narrow one. However, the traffic was relatively light, and considerate.
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