There were so many bugs you could hear a buzzing noise throughout the night, until the rain came. There were some bugs that I was familiar with but hadn't seen in BC called May Flies. I asked Ken about a bug that I didn't know and he said it was a Fish fly. The bathroom had thousands of May flies that frightened most until they found out that they didn't bite.
When I was putting my tent fly on I could see the sheet lightening in the distance. The wind was starting to blow pretty hard. The Mosquitos still were trying to bite me even in the strong wind.
After a few more hours of sleep I wa awoken by the wind shaking the tent and the sound of rain pelting the tent. Inside it was still dry and I was happy not to be i that storm. At 7 am it was still raining lightly and by the time I was ready to leave camp I was one of the last to leave.
The first part of the ride we were fighting a cross wind from the west as we were headed south. Once we turned East our average speed increases to 30 km. Our first stop was in Emo at 60 km. There was no services before that and we still had 30 km to go before Fort Francis.
At the Fort we had a quick lunch and decided to check out the city a little bit before we headed back on the highway. The waterfront in Fort Francis is on Rainy Lake. It is quite beautiful except for the smell of pulp because of the mill is also in the lake.
All riders got into camp fairly early and most had their tasks completed before dinner was served. Dinner was chilli and salad and it was quite good.
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| Campsite at Taylor's Cove |
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| Fish flies between fly and tent at campsite in Caliper Lake |
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| Nice view on the causeway just outside of Fort Frances ON |
