On the way to Thunder Bay, Ontario

Just arrived in Sault Ste. Marie from Pembroke. We are hoping to camp for a couple of days in the Pukaskwa National Park on the way to Thunder Bay. The weather forecast is not good, the tornado warning in Alberta means that Peter's hope to ride the Mackinac bridge may have to wait for another trip. We may need to turn south earlier than expected - we will see what the weather gods dish out. 

Today was a perfect riding day - cool, dry, enormous big blue sky with fluffy clouds. Side roads with names like Mosquito Road and Seldom Seen Road (I'm not making that up). My brain can handle a ten hour riding day but my throttle hand is not very happy with me. Not that we are speeding - we are being very good, no more than 10 klicks over the limit - our self-control paid off well today as an Ontario highway patrol car passed us by and took up a new watch point on the other side of the road. I need to verify this but we have been told that unlike in the US, if you are caught exceeding the speed limit by 25 or more klicks, you go straight to jail.

We met a fellow in Pembroke last night whose dream is to come to Hollywood, California and be in the studio audience for a taping of the television game show, the Price is Right. He is from Ottowa, Ontario and told us with great earnestness that Ontario is at the same latitude as California. "You mean Portland, Oregon, don't you?" we asked. "No, no, really - you look at a map, you'll see." Let's hope his game show skills are better than his geography.

For my gluten-free friends - Boston Pizza has gluten-free pizza crust and they have two brands of cider. The market in Pembroke stocked Tinkyada pasta (rice based) and gluten-free corn flakes. We are ready if the camping gods decide to give us a couple of dry days.