27 July
( I have posted the entries for the last three days , getting on the internet up here has been almost impossible )
Last night we all went to bed happy, it was hot so many tent flies were left open, and of course in the middle of the night it started to rain , at first the sound of raindrops was all I heard but very soon after the sound of zip , zip could be heard all through the camp as people started closing up , it then downed on me that my shoes were out there and I also needed to close up so I joined in with the chorus of zippers.
A consequence of the rain was that once again we were invaded by mosquitos, making it quite unpleasant to pack up and eat breakfast , so it was rush rush and out of camp as soon as you could .
The route today was long , lots of climbing although not severe hills , but they do add up. It was overcast and humid and the temperature soon climbed into the 30s, thankfully the wind gods were once again in our favor and we mainly enjoyed a nice tail wind that pushed us and refreshed us at the same time. Not many opportunities to stop as we continued cycling in the northern wilderness, the stores were far apart and lightly stocked, but we made the best of it snacking were we could and keeping our water bottles toped up.
We crossed the Arctic / Atlantic watershed were waters either flow north or east, then we crossed into another time zone , ( Eastern Time Zone ) actually my own time zone so now I don’t have to calculate the time anymore when I check my bike computer.
I rode with different people at different times today and actually spent a long time out on my own setting my own pace, I am at the point were I like the hill climbing so I tend to ride them by myself. At the 100 km mark a lot of us ended up at the restaurant at Shabaque Corners, lots of discussion as to route options as people were getting tiered and wanted to take a short cut home , I together with Kelly and Judy opted to go on to Kakabeka Falls even though there was some questions about the road back into Thunder Bay being a no bicycle allowed road.
The falls were beautiful , when we got there we found Serge and Pierre-Alain snoozing under a tree and a number of other milling around, Kelly did some consultation about the route and was told out map was perfectly correct , that the Hwy south of it had become a none bicycle road, so after enjoying a nice relaxed visit at the falls we headed out on this nice road that took us through farm land breaking up the wilderness scenery that had dominated the day until then.
In Thunder Bay we got to the university and checked into our rooms ( yes real ROOMS with walls and a roof !!!!! ) it has been a month since I last stayed in a room!!! Showered we headed to the dinner location and enjoyed chicken breasts and salad I even spoiled myself and had a beer !!!, it was Nan’s birthday so there was cake for desert, all in all a long hard day but a good day !! After I got my laundry done and cought up on some Blogging before retraining to my bed , a real bed !!!!
Total ridden today:171.3 - Average speed : 25.3 - Ridding time: 6.45
Mark reliving a memorie from his last time across Canada 15 years ago , he tried very hard to talk us into joining him but there were no takers.
This is how we found Serge and Pierre-Alain in Kakabeka Falls
Serge, Pierre-Alain, George, Bob C & Greg
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