ROUTE 66 (DAY 27)

Sure was tough getting out of that delicious warm hotel bed this morning. After a nice relaxing shower in a very fancy new marble bathroom I just wanted to fall back in bed. But alas, I had some riding to do. The room included a full breakfast so I also took advantage of that. It beat Cheerios all to hell. The night before I had noticed a nice neat row of about seven Harleys parked outside near the front entrance. While I was enjoying my waffle and yogurt I couldn't help noticing this guy who came in just for a coffee and then left. As he walked out I saw the big patch on his biker jacket that read, Hells Angels.

After I had packed up and was down the road I thought that I should have at least got a picture of the bikes. Some of the bikes had stickers on them that said, "Property of the Hells Angels" "Fuck with this bike and find out". They all looked well groomed and handled themselves well. They had a pickup truck and enclosed trailer for all their luggage that would follow these guys so they could ride free of baggage. After hauling this trailer for 6500 miles, the idea of riding without it is very appealing.

The flat long straight stretches in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba changed into these wonderful graceful curves and hills along side rivers and lakes and all framed in lush evergreens. It instantly reminded me of Muskoka. Up around the Kenora area they have the same granite rock all along the highway only more so than Muskoka. 

I didn't take a photo again today because I suppose we are all familiar with this Northern Ontario landscape. I simply rode and drank in the beauty. It was a good day.

I found a nice camp site in Dryden, ON. When I was setting up my camper I saw that it was still all wet from the rain two nights ago. The good thing is that once you have it set up it air dries in no time.

Because I had a pretty ambitious day planned for Wednesday I decided to crash early and hope for a good sleep. Night all.