Friday's drive took me from St Joseph Island (outside Sault Ste. Marie) to outside of Ottawa. I got a late start to the day because I was up late Thursday night to watch the Raptors win!!!!! My AirBnB hosts had been super nice and let me watch the game with them on the big screen instead of on the tiny TV in my room. Nancy and Benn were very sweet and sent me on my way Friday morning with a vegan blueberry muffin (suprisingly very good) and well wishes for my last few days on the road.
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| Giant Nickel in Sudbury, ON stylized by google |
It was a long, long boring drive ... I had a few stops along the way ... but I mostly just kept driving. Of course, I had to stop outside of Sudbury to get a photo of the Giant Nickel. I mean, I was almost driving right by. They've actually built a mock mine and geological centre geared for kids at the site, which is kind of cool. There were a bunch of munchkins running around and having a good time. I stopped long enough to get a photo and then got back on my way ... I needed to keep driving!
I did, in a moment of weakness, as D to fly out and meet me to help with the last days of driving ... after 22 days on the road, I wanted to be done. Luckily, things worked out and D was able to fly into Ottawa Friday night. I wanted to be home by Sunday evening and he was confident that we could make it.
One of the trading posts along Route 17 had a great weather report for me ...
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| The rock was "cool" on Friday |
As I neared Ottawa, I did actually start to realize that the Ottawa River Valley is a very pretty area. Had I not been so tired of the road trip, I probably would have enjoyed this portion of the drive more. I spent a lot of time in Ottawa itself during my first few years in Canada ... but I never actually got out of the city and explored the trails, etc. At least now I know, if I ever end up back there, right?
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| Along the drive. |
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| Stylized by Google |
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