June
15/06, Thursday Day 42 4065 Kms
Hall's
Marina, Perry Sound, Ont. 155 Kms ~ 7:15 Hrs
A
longish day but satisfying. Hall's Marina is a blast from the past.
Just about as basic as a place can get but well laid out in a post
WWII way. A lot of spots here are permanent rental I suspect. One
even has a rude cabin built on it. There are names on the docks for
the regular parking spots for the boats. Strangely, this campsite has
a homey/community feel to it as soon as you come in. It reminds me of
my youth.
I
thought that I'd slung all of the food into a tree but it looks like
I missed something. A racoon invaded our site and managed to open one
of my saddle bags. He had the 1st aid kit half way out before I got
out of the tent and heaved a shoe at him. He broke the mirror off of
my helmet. I put the whole saddle bag into the tree with the food bag
since I wasn't sure what he was after. Half an hour later he was back
and climbing on the bike again but he soon gave that up for the tree
and after 15 minutes or so he gave up on that too.
Doug's
broken shifter cable. Apart from flat tires and my broken speedo
cable this was the only breakdown on the trip and the only breakdown
that affected the operation of either of our bikes. Mountain bikes
rule for touring. They're bullet proof. We stopped at a Canadian
Tire, bought a cable, and were good to ride again in less than a half
hour.
Lady
who thought that we cut our own hair. @ hot dog stand on the highway.
Believed that I might have cycled across Canada but thought Doug was
making it up.
Hall's
Marina not obvious from the highway. No signage.
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