We eventually climbed over the escarpment to descend into Shawville, Quebec at the 164km mark for our last possible refuel stop of the day. There were 56km remaining before we reached our destination in Renfew, Ontario. By this point Anne’s saddle region was protesting too many hours of continual pressure, and she was suffering immensely. Spotting a opportunity for relief, she instinctively nabbed a Coke from the freezer and started icing her nether regions. “Oh man, this feels sooooo good,” she declared, melting with the cooling relief.