Another long, hot and humid day; this part of Ontario is very rural and there are limited services so you have to carry everything you may need and hope you come across a shop or somewhere to eat.
Today’s route continued through the shield and is still rolling hills with numerous small climbs and descents to tackle. We tried to get a pace line going on a number of occasions today but the difference in strength of the individuals wrecks them when it comes to climbing hills, as a consequence it all gets a bit messy and fragmented and then its everyone for them self.
We stopped as a really small shop after about 30km for coffee, there was little else, and then we had to keep going until we got to about 110km and the small town of Aitoken, an old mining town. I popped in to town for a soup and roll and then hit the road again and met up with a few others and cycled the next 30km or so before we pulled in to the only restaurant we had seen all day for chips and a milk shake. From there it was only about 10km to the camp site which unfortunately is once again Mosquito infested so that although it is beautiful it is also very uncomfortable.I have given the bike a quick once over and the plan now is to eat and then hit the sack and get away from the Mosquitoes.
Tomorrow is a very long day 105 miles into Thunder Bay, but the good news is we will have a bed for a couple of nights.
Onwards and Upwards!
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