Beep, beep, beep...We awoke to a sunny morning in Thunder Bay. Following a quick breakfast, we went to visit the Terry Fox Memorial. Thunder Bay was the farthest point Terry got on his "Marathon of Hope". It is an impressive memorial, as it should be for such an inspiring national hero. There is a nice view of Thunder Bay's sleeping giant from the memorial. The highway that follows is appropriately called the Highway of Courage. Many people have told me that it's a long drive through the Great Lakes. Now I can say I agree. How long was it? Put it this way...Even Jake feel asleep for a little while, and that's saying a lot if you know Jake :-) A lot of left to right, and up and down, with little variety in the landscape. The view opens up over Lake Superior at times. We left Thunder Bay at 9:45, arrived at Wawa at about 3:15 for lunch, then finally hit Sault Ste. Marie at about 6:15 and checked into the Days Inn. We went to have a look at the "locks" that allow vessels to travel between lakes (Huron and Superior). The pictures below show the locks in action.
Tomorrow, we finally arrive in Deep River to meet up with Grandy and Biker. Following some "recovery time", we will venture off into the Maritimes for some further exploration of Canada.
The kids visit the Terry Fox Memorial
Mom, Sam, and Jake with Lake Superior in the background
Thunder Bay's Sleeping Giant
What's this? Jake sleeping? It must have been a long drive!
The BIG Moose in Wawa
The BIG Goose in Wawa
The locks at Sault Ste. Marie - Before
The locks at Sault Ste. Marie - After
