Monday, August 8, 2005
Day 42 – Distance: 108.8 km
Wawa to Montreal River, ON
Relentless wind and relentless sun! I decided this day made up for the riding day I took yesterday, when biking would have been easy. Today’s ride went through the spectacular scenery of Lake Superior Provincial Park, and thus was quite hilly. I was pleased that the grades were longer than and not as steep as I had anticipated, but the wind was strong in my face for most of the day. I often had to pedal downhill, just to keep going at 20 kph. We had agreed that Cassie and Adele would meet me for lunch (which didn’t happen), and that Cassie would take over biking at 2:00 p.m. They met up with me at 2:15, and Cassie explained she had had to look after many “nursing duties”, which had of course taken longer than we had anticipated. I was disappointed that they had not been able to enjoy Katherine’s Cove with me, but evidently they had enjoyed the scenery at Old Woman Bay instead. Since I only had about 20 km to go to Montreal River, which was where we had anticipated spending the night, Cassie said she would carry on with the driving if I wanted to complete the day. Foolishly, I agreed – it was a very tough last 20 km! At the end of the ride, there was a 2 km long hill, with two big bends in the road, but I had to brake down most of it due to wind gusts. Hopefully the wind will cooperate for us tomorrow! Actually, I bet it will, because Cassie is hoping to ride a big portion tomorrow, and she always has better luck with winds than I do. Our plan is that I will leave as early as possible in the morning, then Cassie will take over around 11:00. We’ll head to the hotel by 2:00 pm if possible, because we’re all really looking forward to a day and a half of civilization.
Tonight we’ve had a bonfire, and we’re taking pictures of a sunset over Lake Superior. We’ve roasted marshmallows and had sparklers. Quite an end to the “camping” part of Adele’s trip.
Wawa to Montreal River, ON
Relentless wind and relentless sun! I decided this day made up for the riding day I took yesterday, when biking would have been easy. Today’s ride went through the spectacular scenery of Lake Superior Provincial Park, and thus was quite hilly. I was pleased that the grades were longer than and not as steep as I had anticipated, but the wind was strong in my face for most of the day. I often had to pedal downhill, just to keep going at 20 kph. We had agreed that Cassie and Adele would meet me for lunch (which didn’t happen), and that Cassie would take over biking at 2:00 p.m. They met up with me at 2:15, and Cassie explained she had had to look after many “nursing duties”, which had of course taken longer than we had anticipated. I was disappointed that they had not been able to enjoy Katherine’s Cove with me, but evidently they had enjoyed the scenery at Old Woman Bay instead. Since I only had about 20 km to go to Montreal River, which was where we had anticipated spending the night, Cassie said she would carry on with the driving if I wanted to complete the day. Foolishly, I agreed – it was a very tough last 20 km! At the end of the ride, there was a 2 km long hill, with two big bends in the road, but I had to brake down most of it due to wind gusts. Hopefully the wind will cooperate for us tomorrow! Actually, I bet it will, because Cassie is hoping to ride a big portion tomorrow, and she always has better luck with winds than I do. Our plan is that I will leave as early as possible in the morning, then Cassie will take over around 11:00. We’ll head to the hotel by 2:00 pm if possible, because we’re all really looking forward to a day and a half of civilization.
Tonight we’ve had a bonfire, and we’re taking pictures of a sunset over Lake Superior. We’ve roasted marshmallows and had sparklers. Quite an end to the “camping” part of Adele’s trip.
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