July 31, 2019
We decided to take a slow start today and see how Debbie was feeling after breakfast. It was also a good time to do our laundry, as we were just a few yards away from the laundry facilities.
After we cleaned up it was time to head off to Thunder Bay. Debbie was feeling a little better than yesterday and she was looking forward to do some exploring. Before we entered Thunder Bay we stopped in at the Terry Fox Memorial, an impressive monument, commemorating his achievement. Terry’s cross-country marathon stopped at this point and the Province of Ontario erected this monument, overlooking Lake Superior.
Cruising down into Thunder Bay, the first thing that you see as you descend into the city is the large port facilities. Thunder Bay is the furthest western deep-sea port in Canada. Shipping freighters dock at this port, and one was anchored a few kilometers outside of the docks.
We decided to park near the Marina and walk along the waterfront and lower area of the city. We enjoyed a great lunch/supper at the “Bight” restaurant on the waterfront.
We met Irene and Laurence from Quebec. Irene just retired from teaching and they were travelling to Wynard Saskatchewan to celebrate the 100-year reunion of Laurence’s family farm.
After wandering along the waterfront, we both remarked how similar some of the features and sights of this walk is to that of Nanaimo. It was beginning to get late and we made the decision to go to the public library and use their WIFI to post some more blog posts.
We returned to the campground and dismantled some of our camp for an early start tomorrow. Today was our lucky day as we were able to see a fox and a deer on our trip back. The fox seemed to be confused as it followed alongside of our truck and I had to scare it back into the bush to prevent it being struck by an oncoming car. I noticed a familiar Boler trailer and Tiguan that was parked in the next campsite. These were the folks that were next door to us in Winnipeg!
We had a great conversation, and we welcomed them into our trailer. We talked about our trailers and each of our trips. Brian and Laurel are from Stratford, Ontario and were heading home after attending a family wedding in Northern Saskatchewan. Brian is a house builder and Laurel is an urban planner. Their next destination was Pancake Bay Provincial Park, as was ours. They did not make a reservation and were hoping that they could secure a campsite. We offered to let them double up with us if they needed to. We said good night and planned to see them in Pancake Bay. It was to be another early start so we headed to bed.
Quilting in a Kayak 