Monthly Archives: July 2013

Day 39 Rest Day in Sault Ste. Marie

Somehow a rest day doesn’t truly seem like a rest day if you are busy doing things most of the day. What it really means is a day off from riding. A day for one’s butt to recover a bit. … Continue reading

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Day 38 Last Push To Sault Ste. Marie

We started the day off with pancakes in Pancake Bay. Perfect! And so far it wasn’t raining. Again Elaine and I were riding together. Michel had ridden with Dan and Joyce the past couple of days and today got an … Continue reading

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Day 37 The Sun Breaks Through

More rain was pretty much the story for the start of our ride. It was cold when we left camp. The temperature was about 8 degrees but when riding the windchill was probably about +3. Our first stop was the … Continue reading

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Day 36 More Rain

It continued to rain throughout the night but once again let up in time to take the tent down. Pretty much as soon as we were on the highway it started to rain again. At White River, home to Winnie … Continue reading

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Day 35 A Rainy Ride

The rain started during the night but fortunately let up about the time we got up and packed up our tents. Our galley crew was cooking breakfast. Towards the end of breakfast the rain started again. By the time we … Continue reading

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Day 33 & 34 Remembering …

I literally don’t know how or where to start this post. I don’t even know how long it will take me to put it together. At the moment it is the night of Day 34 and I know I will … Continue reading

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Day 32 Thunder Bay Rest Day

It felt so good to sleep in and not have to worry about what time to get up. Even though the bed was harder than my Thermarest and sleeping bag I didn’t have to worry about setting up or taking … Continue reading

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Day 30 More Rocks ‘n Trees

Luckily we didn’t have a repeat of the night before last night. Most people reported they had a good night’s sleep. I know I certainly did. I found today’s ride to be drudgery. 110 km of rocks and trees with … Continue reading

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Day 31 On to Thunder Bay

I hated to crawl out of my sleeping bag into the cool crisp morning air. I had slept well but my alarm was telling me it was 5:30 and time to get up and pack up the tent. It was … Continue reading

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Day 29 The Storm

Shortly after midnight the storm hit with a fury I don’t think I have experienced before. I had been sleeping on top of my sleeping bag as it had been a warm evening. The noise of the storm awoke me … Continue reading

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