Day 32

Sunday, July 25th
Kenora to Caliper Lake
130km

Woke up early this morning and made french toast for the group with my cook crew.

Luckily (for me) Roselyn had two flat tires first thing in the morning, so I caught her at a Tim Horton's just ouside the campsite.  Thus, I didn't have to ride alone.

It was a great day for cycling.  Sunny, but not to hot.  A slight breeze, but nothing too bad.  And interesting, rolling countryside with lots of trees and rocks and lakes to keep us amused.

At about the halfway point, Rosalyn fell off of her bike while turning into a convienance store.  There was a lot of sand on the shoulder of the road, and her tires slid out from under her.  She's fine, although she has some nice “road rash” on her hand, arm, hip and leg”.  Luckily for us, the support truck was just ahead of us at the time, so we got the first aid kit out and patched her up.  She showed her grit (and nurse training?) By scraping the gravel out of her wounds without so much as a flinch.  My eyes got waterly just watching.

We're camping at the Caliper Lake Provincial Park tonight, which has very nice showers and a good lake for swimming.

I havn't given a Dave update in a while.  If you remember, Dave fell off his bike in Outlook, Saskatchewan.  He took a few days off and then tried riding a few days.  He made it, but was really finding his hip stiff and sore, so he decided to take a week or so off.  His wife was in the area visiting friends (they are from Victoria), so he went off with them for the week.  I suppose a real bed would be better for his hip than a tent.

Jose also left our group for a while.  She flew from Winnipeg to Montreal for a “personal emergency”.  Not sure what happened.  Probably a death in her family.

Both Dave and Jose are supposed to join the group again in a few days, when we reach Thunderbay.
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Daniel Longo
CIBC Corporate Development
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