I could write about riding in the rain for 95km, which took just over 4 hours with a trailer. But there are no photos and not much to tell, it was wet and the shoulder was particularly crap. We did see a couple of young moose quite close to the road and it definitely would have been quite scenic if the weather had been better but we just put our heads down and rode, making just 3 short stops all day. We also had lots of cars honk at us which was cool, I think it was partly the weather, they must have thought we were crazy!!
A couple of days ago I was exchanging messages with Cat in Ottawa and she asked if we had somewhere to stay in Wawa. When I said not she said she would try and find someone. By the morning she had sent me the name and phone number of a lady called Karin who apparently had taken in cyclists in the past. When I called her she was very excited and said she had some salmon, she also mentioned the weather forecast was not good and she could pick us up in her truck if needed, she said to call again from White River the morning we left.
It was raining quite heavily when we woke up in White River, we waited a while but the forecast was for rain all day so eventually we just had to get going. Blair managed to get some cheap rubber waterproofs in Home Hardware and I called Karin to tell her were on our way, she was pretty insistent she could pick us up and I struggled to explain I had got this far and would really to cycle!! We knew we were going to get really wet but we also knew there would be somewhere other than a tent to dry stuff which really helps.
We spent the evening with Karin, Mickey her dog and 2 cats. She fed us so well, salmon with potatoes and veggies and hollandaise sauce, followed by wild blueberries and cream with homemade blueberry loaf and lots of tea. We even had ice cream and cookies before bed!! She was an amazing lady born in Germany who came here over 50yrs ago (I think she must be in her seventies although you would never guess) and originally trained as a seamstress / dressmaker. We couldn't quite work out the connection to Cat and she has never taken in cyclists before just stray cats and dogs but she figured we would need the same things, food and a bed!! She is clearly heavily involved in the local community and helps anyone and everyone, she had seen the guy running across Canada last year in the superhero costume and taken him in for a few days. She really wanted us to stay a day so she could take us out to her cottage. She was fascinated by our bikes and our trips and we had such a wonderful evening with her.
Winnie the Pooh in White River.
Winnie the Pooh history.
The Wawa goose.
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