Day 41: Atikokan to Shabandowan 120km

Today we had big plans to make it to Thunder Bay, which would have been over 200km. It didn't quite work out as planned but not everyday can. As we didn't get to a grocery store the previous night we decided to ride 45km to Quetico north and have breakfast there. It only took 2 hours to get there but the weather was cold and rainy which made it hard. We had a great breakfast and just sat there for a couple of hours thinking the day would get better. It didn't and we eventually had to go. Before going we went over to a canoe shop to look for some propane as the cartridges we need cannot be found anywhere. He had some but they were very expensive, but as we got talking to Doug he decided to give us a stove he had lying around. This stove takes the common refill tanks that you can find everywhere across the country. This made our day as the stove we bought in Vancouver has been a constant hastle. Doug also gave us a propane cartridge. These cartridges last a lot longer than ours and mean that we can continue cooking our own dinner and save a lot of money. When we get to Toronto we can take our old stove back as the shop have a policy that if you are advised to buy a product by a member of staff and it turns out to be bad advice then you can claim a full refund.
Anyway after a three hour break we hit the rode and then the afternoon of bike problems began. Agnes' bike wheel punctured twice and we stopped another time to change her tires around as her back tire is very worn down. This stopping and starting made the day last a good 12hours. We kept in good spirits throughout and eventually ended up at a very nice campsite with hot showers and everything we needed so all worked out in the end.