Saturday August 9th - Minnesota to Sault St Marie, Michigan

oday both Uncle Earle and Aunt Carol got up to wish us goodbye and we hit the road about 7:45AM and set off in hopes to make it to Saute St Marie, MI by dark.

As we drove across Wi, we were in Glen Flora and a bear came out in to the road...but I could not get my camera out in time and it ran back in to the brush...this is the second bear sighting for me this year, the last one was back in the NEK of VT just a few weeks ago.

We had picked out a campground in Saute St Marie but did not make a reservation since we were unsure we would make it, so we noted the closest Walmart and went to the Soo Locks Campground. We arrived at about 8:15PM, the office closed at 8PM..doh..should have called. They did leave a map on the door of the campsites still available, and we picked one. Got the passwords for the shower and wifi from a fellow camper and we were all set. We cooked our dinner, watched a bit of TV and called it a night.  

I got up early (4AM) because I the freighters were letting their fog horns blast most of the night.  June never heard them, but I sure did.  It did give me time to update my blog and get through some emails.  I had to sit outside of the office since that is the only place I could get the wifi and by 6:30 AM I was pretty frozen, I cam in the van and turned on the furnace and June thought I was nuts.  It was a beautiful red sunrise.

The office opened at 7AM, we paid our dept ($29) and were headed for Canada by 7:30AM.  We plan to make it to John and Kathy's in Postdam, NY again before dark. Another 600ish miles.