Victoria Inn Thunder Bay

... any challenge in life. His basic story is that he was diagnosed with cancer in his late teens, as a result he had one leg amputated. A few years later whilst only in his early 20's he took it upon himself to raise money and awareness for cancer research. He intended to do this by running from the east coast of Canada, all the way to the west coast. He ran 26 miles a day for 143 consecutive days, until he got just outside of Thunder Bay ...

Wir sind bereits um 7 Uhr aufgestanden, um eine Wanderung zu machen, welche der Tiere wegen am frühen Morgen oder Abend empfohlen wird.

Nachdem wir den Sonnenaufgang bestaunen konnten, machten wir uns auf den Weg. Ausser einem hübschen Seelein und Moskitos haben wir jedoch keine Tiere gesehen.

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 ...

... rain storms that stopped as quickly as they started. Our new windshield wipers came in handy. We entered Thunder Bay from a different perspective so this time we got to see the 'sleeping giant' on the way in.

Tomorrow the plan is to stay in Marathon, Ontario so that we can get a chance to stop at the Kakabeka Falls.

... instead they install 4inch posts every 4ft and attach three 1/2inch cables to them. Just W of Wawa, Ont a semi mowed down about 30 of these spindly posts, broke the cable and went down a 50ft embankment - they're useless. · Barrick Gold Mine - A surprisingly large operation with a HUGE spill pile that can be seen from miles away. · Most of the residential areas in T-Bay do not have ANY trees - the streets look bare and unappealing. With the exception of their nice ...

... have pressed, Mireille ushered us out to the deck and told us to make our way down the walking path to the fort. She put Zoe and I in charge and then was gone to go take care of some business, saying she'd meet us soon inside the fort. We walked down the wooden deck which led from the back of the Visitor's Center to the walking path. Gilles coaxed us into taking the enormously long handicap ramp instead of the steps "for fun." We then started walking down the gravel "nature path ...

... for him. Back in the canoe (carefully avoiding tippage) and we were off again. To thank me, one of the guys said, "Thanks, and have fun - you're only 20 minutes away!" He said this as if it was a good thing, but my heart sunk. Twenty minutes, and this trip of a lifetime would be only a memory. We were passing nearly a continuous stream of families in their canoes now. I wanted to hang my hands over the side of the canoe and grab on to the water to stop us from moving, but the ...

... ok got over that then headed out to get some ice cream then headed back to Tbay for the festivities. RED AND WHITE AND MAPLE LEAVES EVERYWHERE!!! To celebrate were heading downtown that evening for fireworks and libations etc. Judith and I dawned our Canadian garb and head over to Nancy's so we could walk downtown. Dave joined us then we set out down the hill through ...

... Best Dinner: A 3-way tie, here. Joey's, Winnipeg, Manitoba AND Tumbleweeds, Medicine Hat, Alberta AND Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. All three were memorable meals - delicious, tasty, different, used fresh ingredients. Servers were knowledgeable about food and beverage menu, atmosphere was great. All 3 meals were things I don't/can't do in my own kitchen and thus were more enjoyable. Worst Dinner: Only ...

... be another long haul before the next bit of civilization. There is nothing to see but evergreens and I am not paying too much attention. Suddenly there is a moose! I fumble to get the camera out, but it is too late. Wow, it was huge! And not dark brown; a sort of dusty light gray-brown. We are scared to go back since it is right at the road. I carry the camera out and ready now, but we only get glimpses of two more, plus a dead one. However, I get quite interested in trying to spot ...