Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Rolling Thunder

I have arrived in beautiful Thunder Bay, Ontario. We have indoor accomadations so for two nights I get to sleep in a bed! With sheets! I could even take a hot bath if I wanted to - luxury!!!

So Ontario is hard riding. Much harder than the rockies or the prairies. You are always going uphill or downhill and, so far, always into a stiff wind. Often in rain. The towns are far apart and in between, services are non-existant. At least the pavement is better than expected and the campgrounds are nice. The stiff headwinds are helping keep the flies down except when we are in camp and sheltered among the trees.

And now for some more up to date pics:

Some general scenery:







Some landmarks:

Manitoba























Winnipeg







Riel House: the 40 Km side trip that almost kilt my legs.





Ontario





Arctic-Atlantic divide






For the boys:


Smoove