Wandering Retirees

Thunder Bay, ON to Wawa, ON (following the north shore of Lake Superior)

We are in historic Wawa, Ontario and not a hoagie in sight. And we traveled 320 miles to get here! <sigh>. 😀 The ride for most of the day was wet and cold like yesterday, but the weather gradually improved as we went further east. The sun even showed its face just before sunset, and tomorrow looks more promising yet. A number of folks have commented/apologized for the lack of summer sunshine. Seems 3 of 4 days for the last 2 months have been rainy. Hard on the tourist trade, but great for skeeters. Lots and lots of skeeters. Big ones, too. They found us the moment we got off the bike and did their best to drain us dry. Moving at 50+ is good.

The north shore of Lake Superior is very beautiful. Heavy forests and rocky hills with a multitude of streams and rivers makes for a quiet beauty that is enchanting. There are a few unfortunate names though: who names a river and a lake the “Fungus?” We may have missed something in the translation. But lovely nonetheless.  

We met up with the grandfather/grandson duo again today – three times! Their names are Clyde (the elder) and Nick (the younger). We independently decided to stop in the little town of Marathon to get some coffee. The town is about 4 miles off the main highway, and we wound up at the same shop in an out of the way center. Had the first of our great conversations and finally exchanged names. Later Connie and I caught up with the pair on the road and took some pics of them on their bikes. We all pulled over to swap emails to share the pics. Then in Wawa, Connie and I had supper at a little Greek restaurant and, yes, Clyde and Nick pull in. So we talked some more. It’s a wonder we got anywhere today.  

We’re in for the night, but will likely have to post tomorrow. The Wifi in our motel has very little wireless capacity. One of the pleasures of being away from civilization. No FB tonight. Withdrawal symptoms starting. Gotta go. G’nite.
Sorry no photos.  Not enough bandwidth on the router.