Last night was not a good one. Susie has had pain in both achilles tendons over the last couple of days and woke up in the middle of the night with some swelling. Our motel room had no refrigerator or ice. We spent a lot of time trying to figure out our options which ranged from terminating the ride and returning to Winnipeg to pick up the car, to resting for a bit and carrying on. We found out that the buses will not stop to pick us up in Shabaqua, so we have to go to Thunder Bay.
Susie has reverted to her old pedalling style, which means the pedal is further back on the sole of her foot with less stress on the achilles tendon. With a bit of judicious walking up the first long steep hill, her tendons felt better. Our ride into thunder Bay on Hwy 11/17 was great; it had many fast downhill runs and no headwinds. We stopped at Kakabeka Falls to take pictures.
On our arrival in Thunder Bay, Susie went to Emergency at the Thunder Bay hospital and had the diagnosis confirmed. The treatment recommended was rest and ice. Since the hospital is close to Lakehead University, we dropped in to see if there were any residence rooms available. There were, so we booked in for two nights. By then we hoped to know if we can proceed or not. Proceeding would mean shorter days and walking up the steeper hills. The residences are perfect for us; the room is nice and clean, and there is a locked building for our bikes adjacent. Close by is a new Subway restaurant, which made getting ice and food convenient. They also have laundry facilities. On Krista's recommendation, we looked for physiotherapy clinics and found one right on campus. The Lakehead University Sports Medicine Clinic was a five minute walk from our room.
Day 7 May 30 745km
This is our rest day. We got up late- after 7 am and made our way over to the cafeteria for breakfast. Then we strolled over to the Lakehead University Sports Medicine Clinic and registered for Susie’s treatment later this morning.
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