Day 21 -- The Scenic Route

Made it to Ontario (and the Eastern time zone!)

Summary:

• Drive from outside Winnipeg, MB to Thunder Bay, ON
• Distance Traveled: 850 km
• Time on the Road: 11 hrs

a lake in Minnesota

Lake Superior, Susie Islands

In an effort to avoid what everyone warned me was a forever, boring drive along the trans-Canada, I decided to take the scenic route through Northern Minnesota today.  I'm not 100% sure it was worth the extra 2 hours as the views weren't breathtaking ... but I am sure that it was a more interesting drive than the main highway.  The drive was mostly fields and forests ... I was along the Rainy River (US-Canada border) for a while, which was pretty.  The last bit of the drive in Minnesota was along Lake Superior, which was really amazing.  

Along Lake Superior

For a bit of the drive today, the only radio I could get was a comedy show on CBC radio called "The Debaters" ... as comedy isn't normally my thing (one must have a sense of humor for that), I wasn't sure if I could tolerate it and was about ready to break out a new audio book ... but to my surprise, I found myself laughing out loud ... does this get me closer to Citizenship?!?

I don't really have too many thoughts today ... it was basically just a day of driving.  While in Minnesota, I was surprised, and then angry, at how cheap gas is in the states.  And how expensive it is in Ontario!  Seriously, 30 cents more than Manitoba (which is still almost twice as much as the states) ... what gives?!?!

along Lake Superior

Tomorrow will be more driving ... mostly along the lake all day.  Hopefully there's a bit more scenery than today.