For a while we were feeling a little agitated about all of the extra rest we have left to insert into our schedule before Toronto but the obvious advantage is we get to take (half) rest days at places like Pancake Bay. We started our day with the intention to ride to Sault Ste. Marie but we saved yet another rest day by only spending one night in Wawa. When we saw the incredible expanse of beach here at Pancake we knew exactly how we wanted to spend the afternoon. However, the decision to stay did take a little bit of deliberation -it has gotten to the point where we feel like slackers if we don't cycle for upwards of 100km everyday. To our delight, our decision-making process was eased by the availability of gigantic ice cream cones at Agawa Crafts just down the road. The speed at which our massive scoops melted into our mouths made the lure of soaking into Lake Superior irresistible.
We turned back and grabbed a campsite at Pancake Bay Provincial Park and have had a perfect afternoon. Despite that there are over 300 sites, they all seem to be secluded between trees and are very cozy. Directly in front of our site is a twenty foot path that leads directly to the beach and we had a large section of sand to ourselves. Yet again we are without words to describe how spectacular the landscape and lakeshore is here, It looks like a tropical paradise, only much colder. While walking along the sandbar, Alex challenged me to see how far we could get but after two steps he was ready to turn back. Once you get in, the water is very refreshing but a little too chilly to spend hours submerged. Regardless it felt great on this scorcher of a day.
On our shortened ride we also came across another bear, although we're sure we've been passing them constantly without noticing. Today's bear poked it's enormous head out of the bushes, took one look at Alex and ducked back in; maybe it thought better than compete with us for food.
Tonight we'll finally get the rest we've been seeking before heading into the Sault tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment