July 7 – Pancake Bay to Sault Ste. Marie

Bike log: 78.9km, 650m of vertical, avg. speed 29.0 km/h

A really enjoyable, fairly short ride today – to be followed by a full 2 days of rest! We are planning on spending 2 days in Sault Ste. Marie because Cheryl needs to do her online registration for university this Saturday, and since we’ve had bad luck getting internet access in many places, we figured to be safe we would stay here in the city. There are also a number of small things we need to do once again - a bit of bike maintenance, make like Voyageurs and pick up some supplies, etc.

The ride continued to be a bit hilly, with 2 good ones as you get close to the city. The shoulder was rough in places, but not a problem to ride on. Wind was not much of a factor today. We got a few last glimpses of beautiful Lake Superior – more beaches, coves, and island views. We have really enjoyed the scenery on this last part of the trip and are looking forward to seeing more of it on the way back. From here, we head east along Lake Huron’s north shore, and then cut across Manitoulin island and down into southern Ontario.