Marathon to Thunder Bay

It was cooler this morning when we got up - 39°F (4°C), but since it was sunny it didn't feel too cold. We left Neys Lunch & Campground this morning around 10:30 and headed west on Trans Canada 17.

We stopped for lunch about noon at a pull-off east of Kama overlooking Lake Superior.

From Ontario

While we were stopped for lunch, Mike called American Home Base to have our mail sent to Grand Portage, Minnesota which is about 40 miles south of Thunder Bay. If we have our mail sent to us in Canada it has to go through customs and there is no telling when we would actually receive it.

We pulled into the Terry Fox Tourist Information Centre around 2 p.m. After picking up some brochures at the Information Centre we walked over to the Terry Fox Monument which overlooks Lake Superior. The monument is set on a 45 ton granite base with a foundation of local amethyst and a 9 foot high bronze statue of Terry Fox on top. Terry Fox lost a leg to cancer at the age of 20 and embarked on a cross-country run for Cancer research - Marathon of Hope. Unfortunately on September 1, 1980 just northeast of Thunder Bay after 143 days, running 5,373 km (3,339 miles) he was unable to finish because his cancer had spread.

From Ontario

We then drove into Thunder Bay to locate Wal-Mart where we're spending the night. After parking the RV at Wal-Mart we disconnected the Vue and drove south to Chippewa Park to check out the campground there. We found out that they are in the process of updating the campground, so we decided to drive up to Trowbridge Falls Park & Campground to see what they have there. After driving up to Trowbridge Falls Campground and looking around, we decided to stay there.

Before heading back to the RV, we stopped at a Wendy's for dinner and then at Robin's Donuts for some donuts.

We drove about 170 miles today from Neys Campground. Al and Symphony are supposed to be here tomorrow. We do have 1 bar on our cell phones here in Thunder Bay, but we haven't been able to call Al to let them know that we're staying at Trowbridge Falls instead of Chippewa Park.