Thursday, August 11, 2005
Day 45 – Distance: 132.79 km
Sault Ste Marie to Blind River, ON
Well, the first day of the rest of the trip was, in a word, wonderful. I wasn’t so sure when I first got up; I woke up with all sorts of things on my mind that I had to do. However, after breakfast, Jean came upstairs to my room with me and made me do some deep breathing to calm down. I was of course already a little teary because Albert was leaving soon, and the road ahead was unknown, but everything was great. We all left the Sault about 10:00 a.m., Albert and Adele in the car, Jean in the van, and I on my bike.
The day was sunny but not too hot; the wind was favourable most of the day, and the terrain was mostly flat. I felt the joy of biking again. Jean was wonderful as a support person; she would drive ahead and meet me with lunch, snacks etc. I had originally planned to bike only to Iron Bridge, but when we looked at the map and the schedule for the next two days, we knew it would be great if I could get to Blind River. This will hopefully allow me to get to Whitefish Falls tomorrow, and then the ride to South Baymouth will be very doable on Saturday. It may even feel like a partial rest day, which would be great in view of the fact that I have myself riding six days in a row – again! However, I have to confess it feels good to only worry about whether I can do it, and not whether other riders with me are able to keep up the pace (sorry, Cassie – I’m sure you will also enjoy going your own pace when you start riding again). We enjoyed some sherry before going into town for dinner (and are actually having a bit more now before we go to sleep).
The last bit of road today was particularly lovely as I rode alongside the Mississagi River for several kilometers. There were 3 geese standing facing the water at one point; they didn’t move as I passed. We have lots of geese in Orillia, but they seem out of place there. These looked like they belonged.
We’re both sleeping in the van tonight; we’ll see how we get along as bed partners…
Good night!
By the way, another neat thing that happened this morning was that a lady who was having breakfast next to us asked a bit about the bike ride, and ended up donating $40 to the St. James Anglican Church 175 year celebrations! Thank you, Ms McKenzie.
Sault Ste Marie to Blind River, ON
Well, the first day of the rest of the trip was, in a word, wonderful. I wasn’t so sure when I first got up; I woke up with all sorts of things on my mind that I had to do. However, after breakfast, Jean came upstairs to my room with me and made me do some deep breathing to calm down. I was of course already a little teary because Albert was leaving soon, and the road ahead was unknown, but everything was great. We all left the Sault about 10:00 a.m., Albert and Adele in the car, Jean in the van, and I on my bike.
The day was sunny but not too hot; the wind was favourable most of the day, and the terrain was mostly flat. I felt the joy of biking again. Jean was wonderful as a support person; she would drive ahead and meet me with lunch, snacks etc. I had originally planned to bike only to Iron Bridge, but when we looked at the map and the schedule for the next two days, we knew it would be great if I could get to Blind River. This will hopefully allow me to get to Whitefish Falls tomorrow, and then the ride to South Baymouth will be very doable on Saturday. It may even feel like a partial rest day, which would be great in view of the fact that I have myself riding six days in a row – again! However, I have to confess it feels good to only worry about whether I can do it, and not whether other riders with me are able to keep up the pace (sorry, Cassie – I’m sure you will also enjoy going your own pace when you start riding again). We enjoyed some sherry before going into town for dinner (and are actually having a bit more now before we go to sleep).
The last bit of road today was particularly lovely as I rode alongside the Mississagi River for several kilometers. There were 3 geese standing facing the water at one point; they didn’t move as I passed. We have lots of geese in Orillia, but they seem out of place there. These looked like they belonged.
We’re both sleeping in the van tonight; we’ll see how we get along as bed partners…
Good night!
By the way, another neat thing that happened this morning was that a lady who was having breakfast next to us asked a bit about the bike ride, and ended up donating $40 to the St. James Anglican Church 175 year celebrations! Thank you, Ms McKenzie.
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