Today was a fairly lazy day. I didn't have much distance to cover so I did it slowly, stopping to read my book and relax as often as I liked. The ride itself wasn't anything out of the ordinary from the last few days. About 20 km from town I finally got cell service for the first time since Thunder Bay and after a barrage of emails and texts I was delighted to find my warmshowers contact had emailed me back and said whenever I show up to town is fine and that they had plenty of food so I should plan to be hungry. What good fortune I have to get such emails!
Sharon and Doug are a retired couple that live in the heavily wooded area of northern Sault Ste. Marie. I had no trouble finding the great house they built and was quickly shuffled in and showed to a cool room to call my own for the night. Doug cooked enough chicken and pesto to feed 8 people and we enjoyed quite a few of his you-brew-it beers before calling it a night. I had to smile at the irony that eating a big meal and having a few drinks then sleeping in a bed would be nothing out of the normal a few months ago but now it was the royal treatment. Makes you appreciate things.
Tomorrow I will get some stuff around town and possibly take a rest day and stay a second night as the hospitality Doug and Sharon have shown me will make it difficult to do otherwise (Doug mentioned about taking a break while pouring me up a beer, impossible to say no!). What is a cycle-hobo to do?
