What are the chances?

Well, we almost made it out of Ontario yesterday. Got to within 15 km of the Ontario-Manitoba border.

After driving past Kenora ON, we decided we needed to stop for lunch. About 20 km west of Kenora, we pulled in to a lone cafe. As we walked in and admired the sandwiches, we noticed a woman pointing at us. Coming closer, we were dumbfounded to realize she was longtime Vancouver (and Whistler) friend and colleague Cindy. We hadn't seen her for a few years. Excited shouts of "What are you doing here?" and other exclamations of surprise followed, Then Jamie, Cindy's partner, showed up. More exclamations.

Turns out Cindy and Jamie have a cottage on Lake-of-the-Woods, perhaps 20 km away from this cafe, and they were stopping in for ice cream on their way back from their weekly grocery shopping trip in Kenora.

They invited us to stay with them at their cottage. So we "detoured" for the day and night. We had a great time with them, catching up, swimming in the lake in (first swim on this trip), good drinks and meals. Thanks Cindy and Jamie. We'll likely see them next in Whistler this coming Winter.

What are the chances of such an unexpected, surprise meeting? 

We left the next morning, finally driving out of Ontario into Manitoba and the Prairies.