Went to a bar yesterday evening and met some Fort Frances locals. I was given a painted turtle by Don & Jamie, a native couple. Don is from a place called Serpent River, a place between Sudbury and Sault Sainte Marie which I must have gone through – the name sounds familiar and I think …
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Dorion, Ontario
Beers last night with Ken, a guy from Alaska who is cycling to Rhode Island, USA to see his family. It was a good night. Good to socialize, good to relax. I’d only done 60km when I decided to stop there (Gravel River) for the night, but it was a hard 60km, and the next …
Marathon, Ontario
Sitting in the tent waiting for the rain to stop. Not sure what time it is. Not sure how long I’ve been sitting here. Can hear crows crowing. The rain doesn’t sound as heavy as before. I’m beneath trees so even when it’s stopped raining rain will drip from the leaves making it sound like …
Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario
Camped by the road. Hungry. Met a guy today also cycling across Canada with a video camera – see http://mikebeauchamp.com/crosscanada – though doing it West to East. He has a very ingenious set up for his camera. The camera itself is in the back panier but a lens, or some kind of small surveillance camera, …
North Bay, Ontario
I’m now cycling on the Trans-Canada Highway, which here is Highway 17. Several cars have hooted me, and not in a “get off the road” kind of way (since they’ve been on the other side of the road, but in a “yeah, go for it!” kind of way. Though there are the trucks which come …
Ottawa, Ontario
All I have to say about Ottawa is you can’t get free wireless internet access here (at least I can’t find a place where you can) so I’m now being charged by the minute.
Ottawa, Ontario
Now in Ottawa. I had a slight misunderstanding with a kerb here last night and came off the bike again, though this time it was more embarrassing than painful. I thought the kerb, which was painted yellow, was going to be a nice smooth ramp but the kerb had already decided it was a kerb, …