Day 26 - Ignace to Savanne

Monday, June 12, 2017

As we pulled out from the gas station this morning, the pet ducks on the dash were screaming "The Plane, the Plane, We're going to be hit by a Plane!!".............False alarm!

We left Ignace and headed down the highway.
Look like a good highway?

WRONG!!  

This is my rant for the day.  We have driven through four other Provinces on the Trans Canada Highway.  All the provinces had 4 lane divided highways with nice wide shoulders almost the whole way.  We get to my Province, Ontario and the highway is now two lanes of oncoming traffic with loose gravel shoulders (impossible to cycle on), so cyclists are forced to ride the thin little ribbon between the white line and shoulder while Transport trucks and cars blow by them just inches away.   Totally ridiculous!  This is the Trans Canada Highway folks!  The main highway that joins this great country.  Come on Ontario, fix this!  If it was Toronto and they needed another 12 lanes it would probably be done!

  

Here come our riders, sticking to that narrow ribbon of pavement reserved for them.

Caroline road the full distance today!

And it wasn't trivial!  Look at those climbs!

Here's our location for today.  Right on the Savanne River that leads to Lac Mille Du Lacs (Lake of a Thousand Lakes).  My French is improving!

Once we got settled I got out my rod and tackle and caught this little Pike (21")

The significance of it is that I caught it on a "Double Loon" inline spinner that was given to me by my buddy,  Jim Mann many years ago. Thinking of you Jim.

 There's a fine looking specimen of a shore fisherman!

 So what is the magic in my little tackle belly belt???????

Double Loon Spinner, Mepps Black Fury #4, Rebel Frog and a Northern Lights Spectra Bait

Northern Lights Spectra Bait Jerk Bait

                     

5" & 6" Green Pumpkin/Chartreuse Yum Dingers and a BrushHawgs

Pliers, Scissors and Measuring Tape.

                      All of that allows you to catch monsters like this!!

 They had beautiful RentalBoats, but the lady working today didn't know what they rented for (or much of anything else for that matter).  Seeing these and knowing that Lac Milles du Lacs was right around the bend was like cruelty to animals!!!

 We are the dot on the right and just down the river is this monster Legendary Lake😡

 That tent you see is our buddy Denis Paquet that we met yesterday.  Had another nice visit with him.

 This little rig was chugging away and I went over to investigate.

 It's actually new technology out of Quebec.  There is a bit on each post and it basically drills itself into the ground well below the frost line.  Cheaper than using concrete.  You can build structures on these.

 Here it is in action.

Meet Larry and Lorine from Abbotsford, BC.  They left Mile 0 in Victoria on May 1.  Larry is riding to Mile 0 in St. John's Newfoundland.  Lorine drives the escort vehicle and trailer.  They plan on finishing in September.  Dave just recently retired as a fireman.  Thank you for your service Larry. 

Larry, Denis and I had a great conversation concerning PTSD and first responders.   Hopefully we'll see them down the road.  This is their blog site Larry & Lorine's Cross Canada Cycle Trip

What a great night for a fire!

Heaven!!