Wednesday, July 2, 2008

A blustery day to Dungannon

Jon's former camp, Silver Lake, was kind enough to let us tent on their grounds yesterday evening, and gave us breakfast this morning. Jon was Mr. Popular, having worked there as a counselor for several years after being a camper. He had trained some of their current staff, so it was fun for him to get a chance to stop by for the night and see everyone again. We certainly appreciated the hospitality!

Getting on the road, we were met head on by a strong headwind as we left Sauble Beach. It's a great area for cottages, as they line the highway along the beach. The wind was our worst since the day we left Brandon and only made it 60km to Carberry, except today we had to make it just over 110km to Dungannon, where Brian's mother Joan and stepfather Rudy have just built a beautiful new home. Rudy designed the entire thing himself, and did all the contracting, a dream for Pat.

The wind took a lot out of us, so we took some extended breaks to regain some energy and strength throughout the day. About 25km out of Dungannon, we were met by Joan, Rudy, and Brian's grandparents from Guelph. They had originally planned on having dinner with us, but because of the winds, we were going to get in too late for them to drive back. They brought us water, watermelon, and delicious chocolate chip cookies to fuel us the rest of the way before heading out.

Once in Dungannon, Rudy made us some great steak. While we ate, a reporter from the Goderich newspaper came by to interview us and snap a few photos. With little light outside, we had to do with the garage, but we were pretty amazed that he drove out to meet us at 9pm.

Tomorrow, Jon and Mike will bike into London to spend an extra day with their families, while Pat and I will stay out in Dungannon with Brian, hoping for some good weather to relax on the beach in Goderich. We will then head into London Friday to meet up with the other two.
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