Back at Dunromin

 It was an early start to our drive as we  didn't want to be  too late getting back to  Dunromin to allow for unpacking of Harvee Too.

We left the campground around 7:30 and drove a short distance to the Flyng J service centre on Hwy 401 near Lancaster. Gas as only $1.29.9 / litre. We filled to the brim. 

We chose to take Hwy 401 to Hwy 416 rather than Hwy 138 north and Hwy 417  through Ottawa. While a longer distance, we  avoided traffic through Ottawa.  We made a comfort and Tim's  stop in Arnprior and one more stop at a rest/picnic area north of Blind River to have lunch. We eventually drove out of the rain. 

We saw much of the  earlier in the week  storm damage along Hwy 17 west of  Mattawa . (The highway had been closed.)  There were so many  downed trees. Washouts by  the highway had been repaired. They were still removing  trees at  the entrance to Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, hit hardest. Hydro  crews were still working on downed poles and hydro lines west of there.

We arrived at Dunromin around 2:15 in ideal mosquito conditions after a morning of rain and no wind. Yuck! It was one of the shorter blackfly escape adventures: 19 days and 4,620 km but great nonetheless. We motored 575 km on our last day.