July 9-14

Day 41 – July 9, 2007

Marathon to White River

We got to a somewhat late start today. We only rode 100km to White River. We had laundry to do. We set up camp at the Info booth in town. That’s where they told us to because there are no campsites around. White River’s claim to fame is Winnie the Pooh. Someone purchased a black bear cub there and named it Winnie. It ended up at a zoo where the famous author visited with his son Christopher very often.

Day 42 - July 10, 2007

White River to Wawa

It was super foggy out when we woke up and pretty chilly out too. We rode out and had a good morning. We liked the terrain a lot more. Adam fixed us up with a good lunch as usual. We rode about 120km and called it a day. We camped at a hunt and fish camp. It started raining and storming so we went to bed around 7:30pm.

Day 43 - July 11, 2007

Wawa to Chapleau

Rain, rain and more rain!!! It rained all night and didn’t stop in the morning. We rode 50km in it and then stopped for lunch. It stopped shortly after, but it was still pretty wet all day. It hasn’t been this cold out in a while. But now, we’re all warm and cooking spaghetti for supper.

Day 44 - July 12, 2007

Chapleau to Hwy 144

An early morning for us today, so that Jordan had time to prepare some egg sandwiches for lunch. We finally got biking at around 7:30 am and rode ‘til 11 am, where we enjoyed the homemade sandwiches. The weather was much better to ride in today with it being a little chilly in the morning then warming up after lunch. We rode a total of 116km today, 80km of it being a gravel road. This gave us little bit of a tougher ride with the softness of the road. We stayed at the Watershed Restaurant in a bunk house right where Hwy 144 and the 667 junction. We watched some T.V. and had some good old fashion chilly and buns for dinner. It’s going to be an early night to bed around 8am to give us an early start for tomorrow.





Day 45 – July 13, 2007

Hwy 144 to Sudbury

Wake up call was at 5am, but there was not much enthusiasm to get started after it poured rain all night. At least it wasn’t raining when we were getting ready allowing us to start our journey at 6am to Sudbury. With a few stops along the way for two small lunches and completing 160km today made it a very long day. Once again the terrain was challenging for Jordan, so Adam (the coach/trainer) gave her some tips and made a minor seat adjustment which made a difference for her be the end of the day. We then loaded up the bikes into Adam’s truck and drove out to Jordan’s friends’ (Ashton and Rod) place on Little Panache Lake just outside of Sudbury. Ashton and Rod prepared a wonderful steak dinner for us and a delicious pie for dessert. Later that night a friend of Ashton and Rod’s, T-Bone, came over on his pontoon boat and took us out for a cruise on the lake allowing Adam and Dan to do some fishing. Dan caught a few, but no keepers. Adam got skunked. It was sure a great change being out at their place and getting some time to relax and a dry place to sleep.

Day 46 – July 14, 2007

Sudbury to North Bay

Can you say bacon and eggs for breakfast because we sure can? Dan woke up early and prepared breakfast while everyone else had a slow morning start. After breakfast and saying our thanks and goodbyes we got on the road. We had to make a stop at Cosco in Sudbury to pick up a few things while hoping the rain would stop. All the rain sucked out the desire to do much of anything today, but Jordan is getting excited on arriving at her farm and seeing her parents on Monday, so a day off is out of the question. It was approx 11am and poring rain as we arrived to our starting point. Having the rain come down so hard and a nasty head wind slowed Jordan and Dan down, making it a long day for them. This has been pretty much the worst day of riding for them, with the traffic not being very good, not much of a shoulder, the poring rain, head wind and a late start. We stopped in Sturgeon Falls at Tim Horton’s and had soup and chilly for an early dinner. Jordan was hesitant to bike the last 40km as she was feeling very cold and wet at this point. But an elderly couple that they met inside cheered her up and gave her motivation to keep going. We must keep on track to make it to the farm for Monday. After riding 120km we arrived in North Bay very wet and cold. We went to a car wash to hose off the bikes and also to hose off ourselves.