BAYFIELD INLET, GEORGIAN BAY. CANADA. A NORTHERN PIKE.

 

NAISCOOT RIVER.CHICKEN LIVER CHANNEL. GEORGIAN BAY, ONTARIO. CANADA.

 

Thunder Bay, ONTARIO AND HOME.

Having already ridden from Thunder Bay to the Sault, I was in no rush to do it again. With only one bus a day, actually 01:00am, here’s my ticket to ride. 

In Sault Ste. Marie I’ll, big thanks to Kate, find our truck and then it’s back behind the wheel home.

Now having completed this leg of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Thunder Bay, Ontatio, I’m close to having cycled across the whole of Canada. Not officially having “dipped” my back wheel in the Pacific,  I’ve either started, completed or rode in whole in British Columbia four times. Have outright crossed Alberta in one swoop, let lone trips to the Columbia Icefields Parkway and more. I’ve conquered Saskatchewan with one trip coming from the west into Regina, and here riding east out of Saskatoon. Banged off the whole crossing of Manitoba here and now. My Ontario conquest had me again now riding from the Manitoba/Ontario province line to Thunder Bay. In 2015 I joined Hyla and Kristen on their cross country adventure for the Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Though I’ve logged plenty of kilometres in Ontario, here the continuous links have a few holes. 

Last year I virtually crossed Quebec the round about way via Chibougamou and then down to the St Lawrence. Having peddled parts of Charlevoix, Gaspe Peninsula, Southern townships, Le petit Train du Nord, Montreal…though lost more to explore, I’ll take it as crossed. Have not, YET cycled in New Brunswick and P.E.I. but all the more reason to now. One of my first and most memorable tours was riding around Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Not in a complete east west passage, did cross part of Newfoundland on one tour and on another joined a group for a beautiful south north ride up the east coast that included a ride into Labrador.

Hows that,………….for now.

 

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO. CANADA.

Not much to the signage 

but plenty with my nice roomy cottage.

My last day with a nice run into Thunder Bay.

Kakabeca Falls.

Having lived closed to Niagara Falls for a good part of my life,

this is pretty nice.

Was thinking of perhaps getting one more night of camping in but with the last thirty kilometres being slightly downhill and with a good stiff wind pushing my way,

no stopping me now.

To be continued...........