Oct 24, 2019
Carol’s Campground is quite a large RV campground that caters to long-term campers. We had access to electricity and water and enjoyed watching a movie on the TV. This morning I went for a shower and although the water was hot, the facility was dirty and well worn. Debbie took a sponge bath instead of going to the showers. She had prepared breakfast when I got back so after we ate, we were able to leave right away. We were on the road by 8:45.
Debbie had plotted our course around the City of Sudbury and as we were cruising along I noticed that I was getting low on fuel. I thought that we would probably run into a gas station anytime. Well, that was not to be and when we inquired on the GPS and then studied the map we realized that I better turn off the highway and try to get to a gas station in Whitefish, a little town on the outskirts of Sudbury. We drove towards Whitefish and when my gas indicator told me that I had 2 kms left in the tank, I wheeled into the Legend Boat Manufacturing Co. I sheepishly entered the showroom and inquired where the nearest gas station could be. I was told there is an Esso about 12 kms down the road in Livley on the ouskirts of Sudbury. After explaining my stupidity, the customer service agent told me that he will try to find some fuel at the plant and sell some to me. After making some arrangements with “the guys in the back”, Matthew came out with a plastic gas tank with 10 liters of premium boat gas. I paid for the gas while Matthew hand pumped it into the tank. I am so grateful to the folks at Legend Boats and for Matthew who got us back on the road again. We drove the rest of the way to Lively and filled the tank. After the many miles we had travelled on this trip I still can’t believe I made that stupid mistake.
We continued on our way, although about an hour behind schedule. The trip on highway #17 is an easy drive. We wound our way through Sault St. Marie, and continued along the shores of Lake Superior. The south wind was strong and large waves were crashing on the shores. We passed by Pancake Bay, where we had enjoyed three beautiful days earlier this summer.
We stopped at Alona Bay and I took some photos of the lake. This Point of interest is well known. The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is believed to be a short distance from here. This Great Lake freighter sunk during a high windstorm on November 9,1975 taking with it, its 29 crewmembers. Gordon Lightfoot wrote the iconic song the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in memory of this tragic accident. This Point is also the place where Uranium was first discovered in 1847. Lawren Harris, one of the Group of Seven painters, painted a famous painting of Lake Superior from this point.
We drove as far as Wawa, and decided to stay here for the night. I had promised Debbie we would stop here, because this summer I drove right by it going east. She had wanted to stop and buy some wine before we stopped at Pancake Bay. That moment caused some “tension” that day and luckily for me, Laurel and Brian were able to relieve it when they later met us at the campsite. I took a photo of Debbie with the big Wawa goose to prove to Laurel that we stopped this time!
We pulled into the quiet corner of the parking lot of the Wawa Community center and set up camp for the night. We had shopped at the local grocery store and stocked up and Debbie cooked a great chicken dinner. We watched a movie and then packed it in for the night.
Quilting in a Kayak 