Day 15 Marathon to White River

Greetings from White River Ontario, the birthplace of Winnie the Pooh, or as we call him in adult talk, Winnie the Shit;-)

Today was a pleasure cruise. I had to choose between distances of 55, 93, and 195 km. and I chose door #2. It was a tad chilly starting out, 6 degrees C, but the big hill I had to climb coming out of Marathon warmed me up nicely and it was sunny and quite comfortable the rest of the way. The hills were manageable, the roadway excellent and the scenery spectacular. Traffic has been light ever since Nipigon where the HWY 11 splits off from the 17 and heads north. About half way between Marathon and White River I came across a restaurant and had a humongous breakfast. Shortly after that I saw my second wolf of the trip.

Today's ride is dedicated to ergonomists, for making us comfortable, and in particular Gary of ABC Bicycles for setting me up so well on my bike that here I am after riding app 1700 km in 2 weeks and I have ZERO aches and pains.

Today's trip: 92.3 km.
Average speed: 20.1
Trip distance to date: 1690.4 km.

Day 14 Rossport to Marathon,Ontario

I had a great stay in a cabin at the Rossport Inn,an old hotel for CP workers that was restored a few years ago by a retired US fighter pilot who fell in love with it while on a sailing trip of Northern Lake Superior.

A mountainous ride today, somewhat similar scenery to Cape Breton. I was still tired from yesterday's ride so the climbs were challenging to say the least.

Still no coverage from Roger's network so I am reliant on innkeepers letting me use their computer. Please don't fret if I don't get my report in for any of the next few days as I expect more problems.

Today's ride is dedicated to my parents, Jacqueline Duguay and Garfield Wood who got married in this very town of Marathon way back in 1948. I guess that was an omen because their marriage has indeed turned into a marathon - way to go! The images I posted are the houses they occupied on 8 Bissel and 12 McCulloch Streets. Unfortunately like many of the other mill houses in the neighbourhood they are both now abandoned.

Today's ride: 110.4 km.
Average speed: 19.6
TripDistance to date: 1591.9 km.