On my ride from Kenora to Thunder Bay I finally managed to meet up with Bryan and Emilie, two cool people riding from Calgary to Thunder Bay on bicycles. We met up in Ignace, and stuck together pretty well right to Thunder Bay.

That stretch of Ontario is pretty desolate. There's not really much of anything around, so planning stops and carrying enough water and food is important. Normally after a few days of those conditions I get a bit down, but riding with other people really made it enjoyable! The terrain there was very nice. Enough hills to make it fun, without being challenging, and the landscape changed frequently. The rock walls of the hills that were blasted out for the highway are bright red in a lot of areas. One neat aspect of that road is the little Inuksuit that people build and place on the rocks next to the highway. There's loads of them.

After reaching Thunder Bay and taking a much-needed day off, I headed out. Emilie was looking for things to do that day and so ended up riding the first bit of the ride with me! I was impressed; I don't think I'll be riding again for at least a few days after I get to Ottawa.