Wednesday, July 11, 2012

CCCT 2012 - July 8/12 - Day 50

Cross Canada Cycling Tour - Sunday, July 8, 2012 - Day 50
Vermillion Bay to Dryden, ON - Trip 55.56 kms Time 3 hrs 8 mins Avg 17.69 kph Max 46.3 kph
The rain finally stopped some time during the night. We were reasonable dry in our little tent. I heard a train come by at 5:30 AM. Since we only had a short ride to Dryden today we slept in until 7:00 AM. We did some packing before going down to the beach to have breakfast with Sebastian who was going to join us for the ride to Dryden then go on to Wabagoon. We had left over hot dog buns with peanut butter and jam, bananas, grapefruit, pears and chocolate milk to share amongst the three of us. After breakfast we returned to the campsite to finish packing and loading our gear on our bikes. After saying goodbye to the campsite manager we set off for DRYDEN at 9:30 AM.
We arrived at 1:00 PM after some pretty tough hills and a very hot day. On the way we stopped at a convenience store for Gatorade and water. Sebastian treated us to lemon tarts. On arrival Sebastian wanted to go for pizza. It had been quite some time since he had last had any. But first we went on to Beverly's brother's house. A very nice, very large house. Merve, Beverly's other brother, who lives with Tom, was there to greet us. He invited us in for a salmon sandwich. Sebastian elected to go across the street to the IGA to do some shopping for groceries. He came back with two bags full of groceries including some Black Cherry ice cream for me! On the way into town we had passed by a DQ and I mentioned how disappointed I was about not stopping.
Bev and I unpacked our wet tent and other gear that was damp from last night's rain and spread it out in the back yard to dry in the sun. There was a nice breeze blowing also. We cycled over to nearby Cdn Tire and got some Mineral Spirits and SAE 20 oil and batteries for Bev's head light. It was very hot!!!
Back at the house I checked out the Internet using my Notebook hooked up to a cable. I was able to read my Sympatico messages but not able to reply. Merve said he had been having problems with the SHAW cable for several days.
I helped Bev fold the tent and tarp before going off to Pizza Hut for dinner with Merve, Susan, Sebastian and Bev. Sebastian pulled a fast one by pretending to go to the w/c and paying for our dinner. Bev went to the hospital with her niece, Susan, to visit her brother Tom who was very ill. Sebastian and I went back to the house and put our load of washing in the dryer. Bev had convinced him it was to hot to continue cycling and that he was welcome to stay the night with us in Dryden. He went over to Merve and said "Beverly just invited me to stay the night in your home, is it OK?" While waiting for Bev and Susan to return from the hospital I filled in my journal. I managed to get on the Internet long enough to check the MEC site to see if they had a suitable tire for Bev's bike to replace the one that had a blow out. I was able to confirm that they had a suitable replacement IN STOCK. Merve was driving to Winnipeg the following day to pick up two other brothers, Larry and Ken, who were flying in from Toronto and had offered to pick up a new tire for Bev. The Internet died. Merve spent 3/4 of an hour on the phone with SHAW. They promised to send over a technician between 12:00 and 2:00 PM on Monday to look into the problem. We were all quite tired so it was off to bed and 10:30 PM
Bev and Roly

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