Ramada Hotel Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a small industrial town on the northwest shore of Lake Superior, and getting close to the boarder between Ontario &amp; Manitoba. The city itself is pretty basic, with few sites or places of interest. The two spots we did make the time to visit were the Terry Fox memorial &amp; Kakabeka Falls.<br><br>Terry Fox is a Canadian icon, a truly inspirational character who deserves to be remembered as a hero to all those who are faced ...

Wir sind bereits um 7 Uhr aufgestanden, um eine Wanderung zu machen, welche der Tiere wegen am frühen Morgen oder Abend empfohlen wird.<br><br>Nachdem wir den Sonnenaufgang bestaunen konnten, machten wir uns auf den Weg. Ausser einem hübschen Seelein und Moskitos haben wir jedoch keine Tiere gesehen.<br><br>Unsere Weiterfahrt brachte uns durch wunderbare Landschaft und den ersten farbigen Bäumen, am Lake of the Woods vorbei, nach Thunder Bay in den Kakabeka Falls PP.

Journeying into the interior of northern Wisconsin, making our way toward the Apostle Islands, we passed through small towns, Rhinelander, Ironwood, Ashland (which has a great co-op, bakery and The Black Cat Café, all located next to one another), and Bayfield, and camped on the shores of Lake George (at Lake George Campground) and Lake Superior (Saxon Harbor/Lake Superior County Park). Inclement weather enveloped ...

... glorified the Canada goose with huge sculptures all over town&#8230;not sure what the deal was there! We then stumbled upon a little gem called White River, the hometown of Winne the Pooh!! Very exciting indeed! The black bear named Winne (named after Winnipeg) was bought by a Canadian soldier that brought her to London. While at the London zoo, AA Milne saw Winnie and was inspired to create &#8216;Winne ...

... Canada. We drove on to Thunder Bay, Ontario to find a place to stay. Looking at the GPS we saw "Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel." That sounded good. The hotel was along the waterfront (across the train tracks) in a dumpy part of town. We looked for an alternative, a Best Western with no view. Thunder Bay is a big industrial city, not cute. But at least Randi can wake up on her Birthday in a king size bed.

... to the showers, we piled out to see four wooden one-person shower stalls along the side of a large bathroom. I got all of my necessities and walked into one. Once I was ready, I walked under the spout and then realized I had no idea how to turn it on! There was no button or spigot anywhere. The only thing I saw was a metal circle in the tile on the left wall, about shoulder-height. I waved my hands in front of it for a few seconds, thinking it was a motion sensor, but nothing ...

... covered in the puss. I couldn't see it, and I thought it was blood, so I didn't pick it off. But once I realized that it was puss I decided it wouldn't hurt to clean myself, and I stood and picked off each flake. Then, suddenly, when I picked the spot that was covering the actual wound, a deluge of nasty, bug-bite ear-liquid started streaming onto my neck. I couldn't believe how much of it there was! I quickly decided to be good and leave my ear alone, but unfortunately a few ...

... Thr saving grace was the entire day's drive was incredicle. Including I saw a Cow Moose and her calf! After driving through the Moose Capital (Hearst, ON) of the world the day before and not seeing one moose the whole day let alone meese, it was gratifying. On the whole the people in Northern Ontario are cheerful and friendly. Thunder Bay had a completely different atmosphere, depressed and almost maudlin was my impression. With such beauty only feet from their doorstep. A sad thing.

... to the internet. Saw Mom on Saturday for most of the day. She did look real good. Then Kristen and I went our for dinner. On Sunday I went out to see Mom then picked up Kristen and I went for Brunch at "Joes" then out to the Hospital to see Mom to celebrate her birthday (June 8). She wanted a Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. No candles though because we would have needed a "fire permit". She ...

... the tour (1 ½ hrs) and indeed the entire day and are very convincing. I have been told that during the peak season it is almost impossible to break them out of character for that era (although during down time when it's a bit quieter it can be done). The fort changes with the times (as I did back in the old days, so the winter tour and happenings are different to the summer activities) so there is always something new happening there.