Waking up in White River, I said goodbye and continued on my journey. Originally, I planned on stopping in Wawa, but the day was going so well that I ended up staying in Lake Superior National Park.
Most of the day was uneventful, but I ended up meeting Russell the Australian who fixed my bike in Wawa after not seeing him for a while. Russell was the guy who fixed my bike in the middle of nowhere. We shared some stories and I ate some food in Wawa and then continued on to the National Park, but a word of warning.... right now there is so much construction going on in that area that it's difficult as a cyclist to get through. I went through one of the worst construction gauntlets that I had ever experienced in my life most of the road was chewed up and ready for a new a new layer of asphalt, but there was a section where everything had been ripped up and I was sliding my way through loose gravel with a group of cars waiting to get by and then later on with trucks and cars passing me. Not only was this a tiring moment for me, but it was dangerous as well because the gravel was so loose that it was hard to stay on my bike.
I successfully crossed the construction gauntlet and continued on my trip. It was starting to rain quite a bit and I considered wild camping again in the National Park, but just as I stopped to eat some food, I encountered some of my many friends: I was swarmed by mosquitoes and black flies. In addition I took a closer look at the gravel beside me and there were fresh black bear paw prints. I decided it was better to just cough up the money to stay in the park, so that's what I did.
Today was a long day and I managed to ride a good 150 kilometers. I should be in Sault Ste Marie within the next couple of days.
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