Sunday, July 17, 2011

Day 50: Ojibway Park to just past Iron Bridge (110.67 km)

Oh Dearie me it's hot. So very, very hot. Today should have been a
walk in a park, but just as much of Ontario has endured today, we
sweat so much we could have filled a bucket.

By the time we reached site this evening Vanessa and I both looked a
wee bit terrifying and smelled like something close to a CFL locker
room.

Now that we've both showered and feel a bit more human it's easier to
reflect on a few big markers we passed today. The first is obviously
day 50. It boggles the mind to think we've been on the road this
long. In some ways it feels like we left yesterday, but in others
it's starting to feel like we've been going for an immeasurable amount
of time. Another landmark that really helped sink this feeling home
was at 74 km today, we passed the 4000 km mark. Once again this is a
double-edged distinction. We've now covered half of our intended
route, which feels incredible. However that being said, we've only
covered half our route.

The great thing about a trip of this length is that you have time to
really sink into it, refine your skills and let it develop into a
lifestyle. At this point it feels like we could almost go
indefinitely. We now know what works, how to have fun and can keep it
up as long as it takes.

This is a first, but it was so blisteringly hot today we failed to
take a single iphone picture. In place of today's photo, I'm posting
an image of a impromptu disco party Vanessa and I had under an oddly
placed heat lamp in a bathroom we found a few days back. It was hot
in there and it is certainly hot out here.

1 comment:

  1. Congratulations!!! 50 days and 4000 km - I'm amazed. But the question on everyone's mind is: how many granola bars???

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