| The drive from Cochrane to Wawa is 280
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| | back of the SUV hoping to put her bicycle
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| miles or 450 KM taking a little under 6
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| | in the back. When we were ready we drove
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| hours the way we drive. Only one bear was
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| | to her room and knocked. With the front
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| sited and it was near Chapleau. We had
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| | wheel already removed, the bicycle went
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| lunch at the hotel there. Today is the
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| | in the back with no problem. I put the
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| observance of the Canada Day Holiday,
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| | front wheel next to the side and lodged
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| which was yesterday, being a Sunday. Can
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| | it between some of our bags so it
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| you believe that very few places were
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| | wouldn't damage the main bike. Soon we
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| open? Can you imagine a Sears's store
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| | were ready to go
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| being closed on July 4th in the United
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| | On one stretch in the mountains west of
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| States? It was in Canada! There were very
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| | Ontario she had seen Grizzlies'. Another
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| few cars parked in the shopping center or
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| | time there was a black bear at the top of
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| any place else for that matter. Several
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| | the hill. Fortunately it was gone when
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| restaurants were open, for which we are
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| | she reached the top. A long stretch she
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| grateful.
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| | climbed was 65 Kilometers with no let up.
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| Changing from few hills when we left
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| | Eating 3500 calories daily kept up her
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| Cochrane to very hilly when we approached
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| | energy.
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| Wawa the country side became more
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| | We did make a couple of stops on the way.
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| beautiful. We checked into our hotel,
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| | I was planning on driving east so she
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| were given a map of the area, then
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| | would not have to ride in town.
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| visited a beach on Lake Superior and two
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| | Remembering mostly city when we crossed
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| water falls while passing very pretty
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| | into the "Soo" the previous Tuesday, I
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| scenery. One of the falls was after a
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| | told her I was just a daddy wanting to
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| dam. It seemed enormous.
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| | make sure she was safe. We stopped for
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| The hotel is clean; AAA/CAA approved, but
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| | lunch and determined to pay for the three
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| lacks good TV channel selection and has
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| | of us. When she had left for the washroom
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| no internet. I'm having withdrawal. My
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| | (I like the name, compared to what we use
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| wife is reading an old Readers Digest
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| | in the states; restroom or bathroom), she
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| magazine. The time is only 8:30. It
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| | had arranged to pay for the meal. We
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| appears we will be in bed early tonight.
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| | tried to grab the ticket when it came but
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| The next morning we slept until 7 and
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| | it was only the receipt as our meal had
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| shortly went to breakfast. I always am
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| | been paid for.
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| talking and mentioned a Wawa News letter
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| | It was just a few blocks before I saw
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| that was on each table. In fact, there
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| | signs for the USA and TransCanada Highway
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| were several issues. With several people
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| | 17 turning off. I turned heading East so
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| eating breakfast I mentioned that there
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| | as to get her far enough out to prevent
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| were jokes in it. One young lady laughed
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| | her (and me) worrying about city hazards.
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| and asked if I had read one of the jokes.
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| | After turning we were out of the city in
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| It wasn't in the one on our table. We
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| | two or three blocks. Having seen a hotel
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| started talking and she was bicycling
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| | she wanted to go back and stay there as
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| across Canada having started in Vancouver
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| | it offered more restaurants and a
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| 3 and one half weeks ago. Don't remember
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| | Wal-Mart. We turned around and went back.
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| exactly who said what first but it was
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| | She was able to get a room after making
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| raining that morning and she was going to
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| | sure she could take her bicycle with her.
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| Sault (Soo) Ste. Marie, Ontario, also.
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| | The clerk had told her they could store
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| Her parents had expressed their concerns
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| | it, but no it is her "baby" and had to be
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| to her about this stretch of highway as
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| | in her room. They let her keep it with
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| it is mountainous, and they said
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| | her. It is her lifeline during this trip.
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| dangerous. They had suggested she ride
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| | It will take her another month to reach
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| the bus. The highway passes through Lake
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| | St. Johns on the eastern seashore!
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| Superior Provincial Park. As you travel
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| | Visiting with her made the drive
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| over the mountains and see Lake Superior
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| | enjoyable. It did not take long to reach
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| opening up at times when you drive around
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| | the International Bridge and the U.S.
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| a curve, the beauty of God's creation is
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| | Customs where the main questions were the
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| brought home to you. She mentioned her
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| | same as when we entered Canada. What
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| concern for the wet roads with cars and
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| | country are you a citizen of? Did you
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| trucks spraying her with water as they
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| | bring any food, alcoholic beverages or
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| passed. I told her she was welcome to
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| | tobacco with you? It did not take long
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| ride with us. We could put her bicycle on
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| | and we were again on US soil.
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| the top of our crossover SUV. She thought
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| | You have my permission to reprint and
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| for only a moment and accepted. We agreed
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| | distribute this article as long as it is
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| upon a time to meet outside then finished
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| | distributed in its entirety, including
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| eating and returned to our rooms. My wife
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| | all links and copyright information.
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| and I started packing and rearranging the
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