Day 36: Dryden to Ignace (111.76 km)

The view seen in the photo above is what we were greeted with when we
rolled into our campsite on Davy Lake this evening. When Vanessa and
I originally planned this trip we had visions of waking up most
mornings to a dip in a lake or river and spending our free time lying
on rocks and soaking up sun through British Columbia and the Canadian
Shield.
Although we wouldn't change a thing about our trip to date, the
weather so far has made days like this few and far between.

BC was cold and rainy and the prairie provinces, although magical in
their own right (and also cold and rainy), don't offer many swim spots
in their southern regions. The last three days in Ontario have been
the first we've had where its been warm enough, and the geography
allows us to swim and bask in the sun. With this in mind we're
calling tomorrow a "lake day." Vanessa and I need a good swim and
desperately need a chance to even out the ridiculous tan lines our
bike suits are tattooing us with (underneath we basically look like
we're wearing white wetsuits with valet gloves). Vanessa has also
been having way too much fun at my expense over the goggle tan I'm
developing from my wrap around sun glasses.

That being said, today was a challenging, but enjoyable ride. A bit
too hot for our liking but we hit some fun hills and kept a steady
pace over the scarcely populated road from Dryden to Ignace.

Tonight we're planning an early night and don't plan to get out of bed
for as long as possible. A good night's sleep will do us both good.