Wawa - Drambui to keep warm

This morning I returned to the room with two clean bikes about 10:45 . I missed the continental breakfast but the gal at the front desk still had coffee on and gave me some muffins to take with us. We loaded up sharply, fueled up and left Thunder Bay. About 15 minutes down the road is the Terry Fox Lookout. The bronze statue and memorial is amazing and stirring. As is the view of lake Superior. As we were pulling out Noel and Laurie pulled in. We gave a wave and were off. Beautiful sunny skies blanketed us as we rode east on Hwy. 17. Took our first fuel stop at Nipigon just to be on the safe side. Every now and then the highway gives views of Superior and it is spectacular. The thing is as big as an ocean. Traffic was easy and the driving very pleasant. Not far from Marathon we had to pull over to put on our liners. It seems that Lake Superior can be as cold as it is big.

We spotted another moose at the side of the road, this one not quite as big as yesterday's. Those are big animals. At our fuel stop in White River we met a couple going the other way from Montreal to Vancouver Island. They too were pulling a trailer from a 1700 Vulkan. They too commented on the temperature. They told us they had seen a bear crossing the road and we told them about the moose.

About a 400+ k day today. We arrived in Wawa about 6:30 eastern time. It's quite fascinating to see all the giant geese around the town. Got a picture of the one at the info centre. We fueled up and met a young fellow on a Triumph from Sudbury who was also heading to Vancouver Island. Had a brief chat and went for groceries. We have taken camp at Wawa Campground. Jill cooked us a great dinner with lots of veggies then we hunkered down beside a fire with Drambui on hand. In spite of the sun, the wind off Lake Superior is very cold. May have to use the woollies in bed tonight. We hope to get an earlier start tomorrow and stop earlier in the day. Really not sure where we will make it tomorrow. I am totally blown away by the sheer size of this province. It truly goes on forever.