Wednesday, August 31, 2016

104.7Kms
There must have been wind at our back as we were over 20Kms/Hr before our lunch break today! By ride end we were 18.8Kms/Hr, mostly due to hills and wind from the West. Riding away from Nipigon we looked back a few times to see a sheet of rain advancing, but we somehow kept ahead of it. Again, as we neared Thunder Bay, a sheet of rain was in front of us, but we just skirted it in a brief sprinkle. We had a pic-nic lunch and then a comfortable meander into Thunder Bay along Lakeshore Drive, which took us past the Thunder Bay International Hostel signpost forest (of particular note is the Vancouver sign and the sign to Heaven :-) and other interesting community spots. Our last views of Lake Superior included sea-going freighters ("salties"). We stopped briefly on a residential street on our way to our accommodation at turn of the Century style McVicar Manor Bed and Breakfast, and a kindly woman, Cathy, came from her house to ask if we were okay and, upon hearing about our travels, invited us to seek her help or stay with her if we needed and she checked B's GPS to ensure our route to the Manor would be safe. The Manor proprietor, photographer Tom Walch, recommended "Bight" for dinner, which was a lot of fun and included an interesting and enjoyable walk on the waterfront past music in the bandshell. We provisioned for the next 2 1/2 days of remote bicycling and camping. We'll be accessing the Internet again in a few days.












1 comment :

  1. McViar Manor B&B looks beautiful! I love the photo with all of the signposts. They are like totem poles. Seems like the weather gods are giving you a break - may that continue!

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