It was a fairly straightforward day. I was able to ride the first 30km on Lakeshore Drive instead of the highway which was great, especially as it didn't seem to be a very well travelled road. I did stumble across this sign which was interesting!! As I am going south over Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula I estimate I have about 1700km to Ottawa.
Today I passed the 4000km mark, I should have made it on the ride into Thunder Bay but as I only rode 90 of the planned 130km it had to wait until today.
I arrived in Nipigon in good time so went to Tim's for some food and wifi. I ended up being there for a couple of hours as it started to rain. I had a lady offer me a place to stay in Sault Ste Marie (she has cycled across Canada). A guy gave me his business card after a long chat as he is a paralegal in this area and works closely with the police, he said he would give me his card just in case anything happened. As I was talking with him and his wife another guy came up and asked if I was the cyclist, he then handed me $10 and told me to be safe!!
Eventually I left about 6:30, unfortunately I discovered the local grocery store had closed for the day so then I had to go back to Tim's for some supplies for tomorrow. I got a bit wet on the way to the campground which cost $10 for the night and is basically in a park by the marina, I found a pavilion structure and decided to pitch my tent under it to try and stay a little drier. It has also been noticeably cooler today.
Congrats on 4000k. Almost home ... Remember it's just round the next bend from childhood walks? Nearly there...
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