Knock, knock, knock, yes we are checking out today, but not for another hour.
We all slept in and slept well. Brett and Kyle complained about each other's snoring. LOL, I think it is great that they are not complaining about mine.
Thunder Bay is our first leg this morning, but we don't plan to stop long as Winnipeg is only 975 km away so we are going to go for it.
The drive is beautiful. Good pavement, rocky terrain, pocketed with lakes, hilly & rugged with Superior doing a cameo appearance occasionally. Traffic is light and consists of 18 wheelers, Harleys and the most U Haul Products I have ever seen.
Fungus Lake / Fungus Creek has crept into the number one best name spot. Kyle is back in charge of the music. I now know what head banging music means. I think I will take a break right now to load some Eagles into my MP3.
Brunch at Drifters Restaurant. Buffet, fast and filling. Then back on the road. Three thumbs up.
The bikers traveling east are all in their rain gear so I expect we are in for a wet time. The dark clouds over the mountain nod in agreement.
Crossing the Nipigon River in heavy showers. Pretty community nestled among rolling hills at the mouth of a fast moving, medium size river. Too wet to take a picture next to the large statue of the Nipigon Pike. Judging by the number of canoes, kayaks & ATV's on the back of F150's, this is Sportsman's Heaven.
Approaching Thunder Bay on the Terry Fox Memorial Highway, we stopped at a Look Off / Tourist Bureau dedicated to Terry Fox at the site where he had to abandon his run in 1981. The statue and monument did a good job capturing his impact on Canadians.
Thunder Bay was a gas, rest and refreshment stop. With the cooler full, we head up the 102 short cut.
So ends the Days of Thunder.
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