Radisson Hotel Duluth Harborview

... access onto the bridge &#8211; the whole bridge deck goes up in 2 minutes. A block away, we stayed at the Lakehead Boat Basin and it is NOT an RV resort, it&#8217;s a parking lot at a marina &#8211; we&#8217;re surrounded by, yachts, wharfs, fishing charter / excursion boats and float planes. At least, they have full hook-ups so it&#8217;s OK.<br><br>· Superior, Wisconsin &#8211; Located just across St Louis Bay, this ...

What was meant to be a warm camping trip where we could swim and enjoy the sun turned into a cold time, with gale storms to add to the mix. It was still a good time nonetheless. <br><br>We went beyond Duluth to a place called Boundary Waters. A place my wife wants her family to see, reminiscing of her summer in Minnesota. We took ...

... afternoon here watching ships go in and out of the man made canal, under the aerial bridge and into the Duluth harbor. The large Great Lake Freighters come into this harbor to fill up with coal, iron and grain. We were fortunate enough to be able to watch one of these 1000 foot ships head out into the Lake on its way to the steel mills of Indiana.

We are off at just past 9 am from the Super 8. We had a quick continental breakfast in the motel and now are on the road. We thought we were only 290 miles from Superior according to the hotel listing in the GPS but when we say Go there it jumps to 380 miles. We decide the points of interest listing mileage numbers must be as the crow flies and not driving miles. Oh well, a bit longer drive than we had anticipated.<br><br>Some highlights:<br>1) Brady playing ...

... can only give general cooking "miles" as opposed to minutes. My engine cooks differently with highway driving than it does around town (and I did all my practice cooking around home). So what I really needed was a 200-mile journey that I drove regularly to experiment with. AND it&#8217;s problematic if you sort of squish the food and tear the foil when you close the hood.<br><br>So it&#8217;s better to cook something ...

... and monuments, and unlike the Canadians they didn&#8217;t fleece us for an entry fee, and parking was free. A bit of a moan here&#8230;. In Canada we purchased a National parks pass for something like $145 CDN, and that gives us access to all the parks, but there is a catch that those tricky Canucks don&#8217;t tell you, often there are additional parking charges, which really offends my sense of fairness. End of moan!!!<br><br>Now the road heading south along the shores of lake superior ...

... much all day. We got through Duluth much better this time.<br>We both have GPS's so that helped. We have missed seeing all the wild animals along the road. It is nice to see green grass and trees. It looks alot like MI here. <br>We are staying in a campground in Superior Wisconsin. <br>More later<br>

... miles before we entered the paper-mill town of Grand Rapids where there was the largest pile of logs I have ever seen - 50 ft high and about quarter of a mile long. The other highlights of today were getting the car washed at the geographical centre of North America, re-crossing the Mississippi, and buying a coffee thermos in the town where Judy Garland was born.  Nuff said!<br><br><br>RnH x<br><br>P.S Good luck to Damo in his AC - I'm sure he'll do brilliantly.

... bells on my collar to warn bears and other critters that we are in the vicinity. Personally, I don't think a bear will care if I have bells on or not. If he or she is hungry I don't think the bells will stop them. So anyway, I digress... When the alarm went off this morning I definitely knew it would be a different day because since both Dave ...

... AAA. After two uneventful flights, Joe met Krista at the airport and brought her home to her puppies and two dozen roses. It has been a fabulous trip. It was fun to see all your messages and we are so glad we were able to share our adventures with you! We'll keep working on updating pictures now that we're back in the realm of high speed computer technology and uninterrupted power supplies. take care... Krista and Lisa