Vonderful Vermillion Bay

SNM Day 28

Saturday August 28

Posted late due to challenges of travelling though internet black holes.....

A disjointed start / stop / start / stop morning with photos and video while we officially crossed the Manitoba to Ontario border for the second and final time.  4 provinces have now been officially traversed and we are now in our 1st day in a new province.  The first border crossing was on foot and not on the bicycle.  It was overcast the entire day and threatened to rain with a few times but nothing happend and we stayed dry.  

We met many groups of people on the road today from Winnipeg and Calgary, some pre-arranged and some completely serendipitously - it was fun!  It was much hillier than expected - constantly up and down, reminding me of many training rides in and around Kelowna.  We hit a stretch of brutal construction and I needed my hybrid bike for the firest time to get through the loose gravel - the only option through this area.  

 

Byrnes joined in on the cycle once we cleared Kenora and all this construction.  It wasn't fair that his clip-ons didn't fit the pedals and he was using the hybrid.  With all the hill work, he still put in a very adequate 1 1/2 hours or so and he should sleep well tonight!

We found out we had a flattening tire at a brief stop and had this attended to at the first and only auto repair place in Vermillion Bay which luckily was open and willing to do the work.  Got us to our campsite, and we did a number of minor repairs on a growing list of small things in the RV, had a great meal and are winding down.  The Blue Lake campsite has some of the nicest showers I've ever seen in a campground - a very pleasant surprise.  All in all, a good solid day of road mileage.

Tour Day Sponsor - Simone and Allen Penner, thanks again - the trucks were particularly polite today - did you guys have something to do with this?  

Random quote of the day

Leisure tends to corrupt, and absolute leisure corrupts ablsolutely

Edgar Shoaff

Happy 58th Birthday Joe Dort, sorry about the phone service kicking in and out on you - we all love you! 

B & B are the greatest to travel with - I feel that they are hosting us (and not the other way around).  It's a pleasure and with their experience in all things RV, we don't have to worry about anything.  If there's a problem, they always seem to have the solution...gotta love it!