The rest of yesterday really made a difference. We were on the road shortly after 8am and arrived in Mattawa at 1215 [68k]. It is very hot outside — no cloud relief. The road was hillier than I expected and 2 or 3 with quite a steep grade. However, our leg muscles are equal to the task these days.
The Valois Motel is located right on the Ottawa River. Like yesterday, the wind picked up in the later afternoon. So far, we have not benefited from the wind since Thunder Bay — always seems to come from the south. We keep hoping that one of these days we will have it on our backs and make greater distance although for the next couple of days our distances are pre-determined by places to stay.
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