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[Friday, August 6, 1999: Missing the boat, finding the Bay.]

We woke up early and the motel guy told us that if we wanted to die from cholesterol, that we should try breakfast at Mary's. Okay. We walked on down there and tried it out. The food was pretty good, the prices were reasonable and the service was adequate. Picking up the car, we headed to the ferry dock to make it for the ten o'clock ride where we were horrified to see the that the ferry left at 9:45. Flipping through the tour book, we noticed that.. yes, the first ferry was supposed to leave at 9:45. Of course, no one bothered to check the time of the first ferry before getting there. Gee.

[Day 2: Looking at Manitoulin Island.]

During our voyage across the country, there were many designated "scenic points" where people can stop their cars, rest, eat, and enjoy the scenery. Highway 17 was littered with these rest points. A couple of these points had breathtaking views, which is too bad, since we had to skip a number of them due to time (and endurance) constraints.

The first scenic point we stopped off at was not actually as good as a couple that we had passed along the way (I missed a good one while I was driving - my bad!), but the view nevertheless was very good. At that point in the trip, we were approaching the point where Manitoulin Island (the largest freshwater island in the world!) was closest to the mainland, so you can see the island in the background of this picture.

From the left to the right we have MJO, me, and BSB.

Ah well, instead, we got the car washed, picked up some post cards, and headed off to Wawa with me at the wheel again. Again, the view was amazing, the hills were getting more hilly and the trees were getting more.. uh.. treey.

[Day 2: The Wawa Goose.]

The giant Canada goose just outside of Wawa is always something to come and look at (even if you're just looking for goose eggs). The view from the statue overlooking the surrounding countryside is also quite nice. I wanted to get a post card of the goose, but the girl at the TIC told me that all of the postcards were in Wawa (so that people would actually visit the city). We only stopped for half an hour at most to rest and prepare for the next leg of the trip, so I had to settle with this picture.

Well, Laz is the only one in the picture (if you don't count the goose behind him).

The giant Canada goose at Wawa was quite a sight to say the least. It was perched on the top of one of the taller hills in the area and overlooked some great scenery

BSB: That's one helluva view.
MJO: That's one helluva goose.
BSB: That's one hellish goose.

I guess not all of us appreciated large statues of animals. I wanted to purchase a post card of the goose from the tourist information center (TIC) but the girl told me that all of the post cards were in the town as they wanted people to actually visit the city. To heck with that, we took our pictures and left.

[Day 2: View from Wawa.]

This is the (great) view from the top of the ridge where the Wawa goose is situated. You can see the visitor's centre on the right end of the picture.

We made it as far as White River before stopping for food and gas. I was able to get a couple of post cards at the restaurant we stayed at (of the world's largest thermometer) and mailed off the ones that were on me. We stocked up on the necessities (i.e. gum) before heading into the empty lands of northern Ontario. The view was good, as I said before, much like a smaller version of the Appalachians, and it was quite devoid of civilization, even around the highway, which would be disconcerting if you were running low on fuel (which we weren't).

Stopped off at Pukaskwa National Park and went to take a look around. It was a very nice park, and it would've been nice if we could stay longer, but the weather started to look a little bleak and we had to continue on to Thunder Bay. I was able to get a few postcards before I left tho.

[Day 2: Pukaskwa National Park.]

One of the best sights during the second day was at Pukaskwa National Park. Although we only stayed for an hour, we did manage to get a good peek of the area around the reception center. The view from the hill that we climbed was fantastic, and the photos we took are proof of that. This was only part of the view that was available to us from our perch.

BSB is sitting on the left, MJO is sitting in the middle, and I'm the one standing in this photo.

Laz took over the wheel and we sped across the fields and muskeg (interspersed with dying giraffe sounds - Mmm-Wah) to make it to the Terry Fox memorial thing near Thunder Bay in no time. Literally, in no time - even MJO was afraid for his life, especially when a few rain clouds passed over us (it rained hard for a bit there). We stopped off at the TIC to pick up a map or two, and headed into the city. I was a little wary of the place that we stayed at.. looked like a dorm or some sort, but they told me to shut up so I did (for the most part).

Had dinner at East Side's where we were accosted by a very pretty girl trying to sell us tickets for a.. oh geez, I think it was a stag party. It's too bad we had to turn her down. We then went to this huge club where they had opened up the patio for people to sit, drink, and get eaten by the huge number of mosquitoes in the area. Again, as we were sitting, we were accosted by a couple of really good looking girls, this time trying to get our names and numbers for that house party thing in BC (the win the cabin deal). Unfortunately, people outside of Thunder Bay were ineligible. That meant us. BSB talked to the cuter one for a while tho..

While I was driving us back to the motel, BSB must have gotten really excited, since he was looking around and noticed a car or something. He shouted

"Oh look! Girls!"

At which point the car started flashing its lights and making honking noises. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that someone had just set off the car alarm. But.. we were driving the car, and sitting at an intersection so how..

These newer cars are pretty neat since they have these remote devices that will allow you to lock your doors, pop your trunk, or unlock your doors for you. It also has an alarm button that will turn off the alarm. It would also set off the alarm. BSB must have been pretty excited (or something). We took away his remote privileges and exchanged his keys with Laz. Problem solved. Off to bed.

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