Day 21 Falcon Lake to Kenora

"This is a place to run..... they call this land Ontario" (Delores Claman)

Because the forecast was for rain beginning around noon we got up at 5 am and started pedaling at 6 am. It was dry and 7C with SE wind of 15-20 kph i.e. a headwind. We were definitely in the Canadian Shield with its rock cuts and bogs. We didn't see any signs of impending rain so we just rode without rushing or pushing ourselves. We arrived at the Comfort Inn about 10:30 but couldn't check in. After brunch at St Timothy's we picked up hotel vouchers for the Kenora Recreation Centre then went to Canadian Tire for padlocks. The Recreation Centre was gorgeous with multiple pools, water slide, arena and hot tub. The latter had really strong jets and was hot. Excellent. We soaked and swam to our hearts content and found that it was pouring rain when we came out. A local fellow drove us back to our hotel. For dinner we went to a place called Yesterday's and the special of the day was prime rib with salad, vegetables, baked potato and Yorkshire pudding. With great determination we managed to clean our plates. The weather forecast for tomorrow looks good so we plan to cycle for a full day. Needless to say we are glad that we got here early and didn't have to ride in cold heavy rain.