Today the rain was gone and it was great weather for cycling. We left the Howard Johnson's on 17 East and kept going straight ahead onto 17B through Garden City. Everything was fine until we encountered construction, which entailed fresh gravel because the old asphalt was being removed and replaced. Eventually we decided to walk our bikes rather than ride through the rough gravel. Fortunately one of the company men came by and suggested that we should go to Hwy 17 as soon as possible because the next 6 km of Hwy 17B was being rebuilt . The main highway was good and we made good progress right into Iron Bridge where I had planned for us to stop and make a decision on how far to cycle today. Unfortunately there was no coffee shop in Iron Bridge so we went on to Blind River at 138 km from the Sault. We re-stocked our travel snacks, looked for new pedals for Gramie's bike and ate an early dinner at a restaurant called 17 Restaurant. They served the best fish and chips that I have ever received; I even went to the back and thanked the chef.
Along the way we rode next to a very high Mississaugi River and stopped to take a picture at the bottle neck just before Blind River. In Blind River we decided to go on to Roy's Motel in Spragge. As there is no food near the motel we had to have an early dinner dinner in Blind River. We ate and then rode to Spragge by about 6 PM. Distance today was 166km. That maked the ride into Sudbury possible tomorrow.
At the motel we had a beautiful moth on our storm door in Spragge.
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