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I got up around 6am and as quietly as possible packed up my things but I couldn’t find my Ironman Switzerland hat. Of well, this will make a good parting gift for Craig. I couldn’t resist one more photo of the lake though!

It was warm already even this time in the morning but this was to be expected so I just got on with it. I rode about 20 kilometers into Kenora. On the approach to this gem of a town you cross a bridge or two that appeared to be part of an island. In town the highway cuts through the middle but I decided to ride along the waterfront which is spectacular. It is like Gibson’s BC except not on the ocean.


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Today was even more spectacular than yesterday. I spent the morning catching up on the blogs then I went down for a swim in the 76 degree Fahrenheit crystal clear water of Clear Water bay! I was a little out of swim shape so I only swam about 400 meters and turned around. Then I preceded to lay down on a cot that was partly submersed on the sandy shore. I feet hung off the sides so I didn’t overheat as I worked on the cyclist tan or rather lack thereof tanned skin on my torso up to my neck. It was also pointed out that I have tan lines where me chin strap goes on the side of my neck.

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