I saw this sign, seemed like an apropos time to take a pic |
Day 141, time to leave our hotel and Thunder Bay after 4 nights |
Good-bye to the Athletic Club, which we were given free passes to by our hotel. A great place to work-out, it was first class. I will always remember my first (and probably last) Zumba class! |
A little cold today, let's make sure we are warmed up for the day, not hamming it up for the camera! |
A far cry from the summer days of Atlantic Canada. |
How cool for this family to be able to run together, which they did, passing the Rick Hansen medal to each other every 250 meters. |
Our work in Kakabeka Falls is done, time to head off down the highway towards Ignace and our next meeting point. |
The roads were a little slick on our 217 km trip, definately the toughest we have faced on the relay to date. |
Could this be the Northern Ontario winter we were told so much about? |
It did clear up a bit, apparently we were about 24 hours behind the big storm, which closed the highway west of Dryden because of a serious accident |
Heading down into Ignace, a town of about 1500 people |
We had a little time before our meeting point, so we checked in at our cozy little home for the night, the North Woods Inn. |
It did have a restaurant, and if you ever pass by, I recommend the shepard's pie! |
here it comes! brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
long range: Monty will bundling up! |
This is not the same view as we had out of our hotel in Toronto! |
The vehicles are definately starting to ice up |
Our medal bearer meeting point was at the Ignace arena, also the home of the day 141 end of day celebration. |
How can you argue with that? |
Another relay first, our meeting point was in a hockey dressing room, which was okay for me and Kayla, we both play hockey, made me feel right at home! |
The difference makers give the thumbs up that they are ready for the cold. (I do not know how Kyle managed to sneak in there) |
Hard to tell in this picture, but the snowflakes were starting to fly. It was cold, but everyone enjoyed the Canadian winter atmosphere, something we have not really faced on the relay so far. |
One of our pilots, Josh ( I consider him the coolest man on the relay), talks with Gary, a retired conservation officer, as he waits to start his segment. |
Here comes the convoy! |
The picture tells the story |
Josh gets a little side-tracked as he tries to catch snowflakes with his tongue. |
A little close for comfort, considering I am looking out my driver's door. |
Now I know where the saying comes from, here is Iggy the otter confirming the fact we otter be in Ignace. That deserves a kiss! |
As usual, the smaller communites go all out and we had a great turn-out in support of the relay. Refreshments, hamburgers, veggie trays, and cake were also provided by the town |
Kenn, Kayla, Deena, and Ty were all excited to get a shot with the town mascot Iggie the Otter. |
So were Josh, and Barn (funny thing, about the same time Iggy appeared, one of our medal bearer hosts, Kyle, disappeared.) huh |
There was a lounge area at our hotel that had a big fireplace, a nice place to relax after the conclusion to day 141 |
Day 142, first thing I do these days is check the weather channel to see what I am in for today, minus 15, bring it on! |
For myself, it is good to see these types of posters up in the school hallways. Hopefully it makes people think, it works for me. |
I am big on the anti-bullying campaign. |
Like I mentioned before, the school program has been a real highlight of the relay. The kids are genuinely interested in Rick Hansen's story and the vision for the future. |
The 6 student medal bearers all walked together in unison, passing the medal to each other. |
It was cold enough today to provide the bike escorts Marilyn and Kenn enough traction to keep them pedalling. |
It was cold today, so we picked up our student medal bearers and gave them a ride back to the school |
The roads were a little better today as Kayla and I made our way to our 2nd medal bearer meeting point in Dryden, Ontario, population about 8500 |
Our meeting point was also the end of day celebration site at the Dryden Recreational Training and Cultural Centre |
Our meeting was in the auditorium in the seats, everyone get comfortable! |
A show of solidarity as the medal bearers waited together with the final medal bearer of the day, Mark, until the cue to head inside the cultural center for the end of day celebration. |
Another stunning facility, very unique design. |
On display were pictures from the original man in motion tour as it went through Dryden 25 years ago. |
Minus 22 tonight, time to plug in the vehicles. |
Dreaming of springtime in B.C., but until then....................... |
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