Day 44: Marathon (8.61 km)

Once constant we've found at rehab centers across the country is that
they're staffed by some of the most lovely people you can find.

We started our day in the Wayfare Inn, where Jillian of the Wilson
Memorial Hospital organized a stay for us that was donated by the
hotel. From there we took a quick ride down from the highway into
town.

Once again, we awoke to ridiculously think fog. Visibility was
constantly about thirty feet as we descended into Marathon.

We weren't the only people affected by the fog. Once arriving at
Wilson Memorial Hospital, we discovered that only one of the usual
class participants had managed to navigate through the haze into the
centre. I can't fault them for being hesitant to venture out. The
fog was enough to give Vanessa and I pause.

The silver lining is that through the Tele-health system, we actually
got to remotely video address the Thunder Bay Rehab Centre over 250 km
away.

Thank you again to Jillian for organizing our stay and inviting us to
meet the staff and at least one of the participants at the centre.
Our two biggest obstacles on this trip are weather and timing. We do
our best to navigate around them, but they're bound to throw us a
curve ball from time to time.

After visiting the centre Vanessa and I meandered down to Pebble
Beach, a beautiful shoreline laced with driftwood timber and coated
with tumbled rock. With the thick fog rolling off the bay it was
quite a sight to see.

Above are photos of our visit to the centre, a slightly blurred shot
of the tele-health system through which we addressed Thunder Bay and
the stunning Pebble Beach. We would love to add a shot of the Wayfare
Inn, but the fog made that basically impossible.

Tomorrow we're moving on to White River and then to Wawa, where we're
hoping to meet up with my lovely cousin Meg.