We got another early start today because we are starting to look forward to our home. By 6:45 am we were on the road wearing a reasonable amount of clothing as it was on the cool side with a modest north wind blowing. The ride out of Sturgeon Falls was straight and flat for 16 km; it seemed to go on forever. As we approached North Bay there were a few hills and lots of shops selling cheap smokes. We hit North Bay around 8 am- rush hour. We found the Tim Horton’s just off Hwy 11/17 toward the east end of town, and had a coffee and muffin. Then it was time to take 17 eastbound. There were sections of the road that were in terrible shape; the pavement was heavily cracked and broken making it really rough. In some areas, especially around Mattawa, there was construction with grooved roads; since it was so rough we had to ride a lot slower. Just east of North Bay we encountered some hills. After reaching Deux Rivieres, we decided to push on to Stonecliffe. The road out of Deux Rivieres climbed for 12-13 km; then it dropped down into Stonecliffe making for fun, fast runs of up to 56 kph. We took a cottage at Pine Ridge Resort- $65 including tax for lots of space and a full kitchen.
On our way through Mattawa, we stopped at the grocery store for a few supplies. While walking past a rack of baked goods, I felt some heat coming from something. On closer inspection it was from the Chelsea buns; so we bought them. Initially we planned to find a park to eat them but tasted them while packing the panniers; that was it, we ate 3/4 of them right there. They were excellent, and reminded us of the cinnamon rolls from Card’s Bakery in Kingston.
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