July 2. You ain’t seen what the Canadian Shield is all about until you’ve been up here! I had no idea how breathtaking it is around Lake Superior and Thunder Bay. Today was full of more amazing views of water and rock face around every turn and over every hill. The air smells fresh and the changing colours of the rock face are so cool. Today we got on the road by 9 and planned to arrive at Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba by 7 p.m. BUT, oh ya, it’s a long weekend, of course the provincial parks are booked up. So, we had to drive a few hours further and found a Days Inn in Steinbach with one room left, then found a local park to cook up some dinner.
We‘ve seen quite a few cyclists riding across Canada and even a couple of people walking! One guy was pulling a rickshaw-like cart with all his stuff and another guy was pushing what looked like a kid’s 3-wheel jogging stroller. Seriously, I’m pretty sure they’re walking across the country.
We’ve now crossed the Eastern Standard Time zone and the Ontario/Manitoba border - one province down – four more to go!
Today’s big thing was Max the Moose in Dryden (Aunt Mart's request!). It’s around 18+ ft tall, that’s 3 times Dave’s height. Still no bear or moose sightings (besides Max) - just two deer at the side of the road.
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