Thessalon to Blind River.
Another wet night left everything soaked for the pack up. 2 baseball diamonds with 'dugouts' provided a dry spot for our breakfast and bicycle loading. On the road by 8:45 to a foggy, drizzly start. A light sprinkle accompanied us for the first 30 km until we stopped for our '2nd breakfast'.
From Iron Bridge to Blind River we were accompanied by the Mississagi River, a wide, slow moving river that at times reminded us of the Saugeen. Our afternoon ride was both short and flat. As a result we were to Blind River by 1:00. Our average speed was one of the highest of the whole trip.
We decided to stay in Blind River tonight as we were in need of 'dry' accommodation as well as badly needing our laundry done. We are staying at the Lakeview Inn. It is a really clean little place but quite a 'trimming of the trees' across the road would be required in order to see Lake Huron! We were unsure of Spragge's services (Spragge was our original destination) so we cut our day shorter. Just means tomorrow's ride is a little bit longer!
Daily Distance = 59.37 km. Time on the bikes = 2 hours 55 minutes. Average Speed = 20.23 km. Maximum Speed = 48.74 km. Wildlife Sightings = Sandhill Cranes, Marsh Hawks, Canada Geese, Porcupine.
Kevin = 3, Sue = 0, Eric = 1.
