23 August - Another day at the office

Ignace to Savanne River Resort 125km (3890km total).

Today was just about getting it done. Another day at the office if your day looks like this..... struggle to get out of bed, sit on your arse all day spinning your wheels, regularly check clock and wonder why time seems to be going so slowly!!

It was going to be 103km to Upsala with 2 road intersections and 1 picnic spot in between. The weather was again cloudy and windy and sadly today the shoulder deteriorated. At times I was left with a sliver of tarmac to the right of the white line marking the edge of the road which then turned into loose gravel. It definitely made things harder, I had to concentrate pretty much the whole time not to slip off as the trucks passed me and keep an eye out for motorists coming the other way who seemed to think passing was still a good idea and were coming almost straight at me.

These signs, exactly every 20km were almost the highlight of my day, until I stumbled upon a motel in the middle of nowhere that was actually open and had wifi which meant I could Skype home and wish my Dad a Happy Birthday. They had been for a bike ride along the river and ended up at the pub, I was more than a little envious and wished that could have been my cycling plan for the day.

I cycled 103km for this, this is Upsala and if I am honest I was hoping for a bit more!! I am standing on the steps of the general store where most of the shelves were empty and I paid almost $3 for a small bottle of iced tea. As the gas station that advertised camping was now closed I was glad there was another option about 20km east and hoped to get there before the heavens opened.

I actually ended up with a really nice spot for the night on the banks of the Savanne River. It was windy but that kept the bugs at bay. I decided to have a freeze dried meal for dinner as I have been carrying a few around for a while and then lay and read a book on my phone until it got dark. I am going to lose another hour tomorrow crossing from the central into eastern time zone so I decided to change my clocks before bed.