Monday, 30 June 2014

Ironwood to Michigamme to Munising

OK I am behind two days of my very exciting blog.  We left Ironwood at 6:45 with heavy overcast and some rain.  A motor biker said the next two days of weather going anywhere was crappy.  He was very wrong, the weather was hot but sunny and nice with generally a favourable wind.  I feel like a sailor of the days of sail because it is the most important factor.  Gordon and  I watch and talk about it all the time.  On the way to Michigamme we met up with a cycling group and drafted with 4 others for say 8 KM's then Gordon took the lead and I got behind him and we left them behind.  Aren't we a little smug.  Nice room in Michigamme and we had a nice meal of whitefish at the only restaurant around.  There is no town.  The wine menu is extensive: box red or white.  The waitress (who said she was still was a little hung over from Saturday) asked where we where we staying: we said a mile or say down the road.  Coco (yup that is her name) said she had never heard of it.  Did I mention that there is no town.  Oh well she was very nice.  In bed early but slept in a bit and on the road by 7:30.  Weather and road both good.  I had a flat again at 40 KM.  Rear tire again.  That is number 6 I think.  time to sacrifice virgins to the tire god but can't find any.  This time I hit a stone and blew it out.  My outer tube is old and Gordon thinks it should be changed.  I think we will do this in Sudbury.  We had another great picnic on the shore of lake Superior and then off for the last 50 KM.  We got overheated at one point and stopped into a place and enjoyed the AC, ice tea and filled our bottles with ice.  That worked.  Off to the motel and we are now clean and resting.  So far it appears there is not a good restaurant but the girls are going to check it out.  On to the Sault tomorrow.

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