To the Soo, we're most of the way in Pancake Bay

From our campground in Lake Superior Park, we had a long way to go before we were going to see anything for lunch, nearly 80km to Montreal River. About 25km along, we met up with Mike's mother and sister, Polly and Mary, who were driving to Thunder Bay to get a look at Lakehead University, as Mary is thinking of taking one of their education programs there next year.

It was great for Mike to see them, and he got his younger brother's iPod out of it to use for the rest of the trip. We had had some problems getting it sent to Kenora earlier, so this worked out well. Polly brought us some Sunny Delight and cookies, and even had some lawnchairs for us to take a break on. Eventually, we had to move on, but it was really nice for everyone while it lasted.

We had heard about a great downhill into Montreal River when we were in Marathon, one that even the truckers talk about, and we were not disappointed when we got there. This baby was a 7% downhill grade for several kilometres, and we gathered a lot of speed on it, hitting around 70km/hr at the max. It had been a long time since we've flown down a stretch like that, so it was a lot of fun.

For the first time in a while, we had a fairly strong headwind on the 40km stretch remaining to Pancake Bay Provincial Park, but it was nice to cover it. We got set up a bit late, but managed to get a dip in Lake Superior right next to our site (it's not as cold as we thought...not exactly warm though), and the 120km day leaves us with only 80km into Sault Ste-Marie tomorrow. We will be staying at Algoma's Water Tower Inn, so we'll be able to get there fairly early, relax, and enjoy the stay. Thanks to the Soo's EDC for setting that up for us!
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