Getting out of Ottawa proved to be just as tricky as getting into….traffic even in the suburbs of Ottawa is extremely tricky given all of the traffic.
Our trusty GPS took us through what we thought was going to be downtown, in a downpour of rain and window rattling thunder. We finally got on the 417 and as we rode THIS 4 lane, the rain at least started to subside.
Once we reached the 17, it was pretty much easy riding with occasional showers..nothing major. An extremely nice day of riding, very little traffic, frequent passing lanes and nothing more than forest and water for your viewing pleasure.
We had a smoked meat sandwich on rye that seemed to come with a side of smoked meat as well….I don’t think I have ever seen that much smoked meat piled into two small pieces of fresh rye bread.
We continued on our way to Sudbury for the night. Tomorrow I have heard plans of going to see the “nickel”….we will find out, if it was “worth” the trip.
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| The boys are full of food, empty of everything else, and happy! |
One of the interesting sites we saw today along the 17 was a huge swath of downed trees. It was at a high elevation and at first appeared as though hydro was cutting for a power line….as we looked a little closer it appeared that they may have been what closed the 17 near Mattawa (which is where we were) a few days ago following a freak storm….it looked like tornado damage or like some sort of giant left a footprint. I’ll let you decide!
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