We set off early from Kenora, where a lone wolf at the side of the highway marked our passage, a silent and spiritual sentinel of The North. We fueled up in Dryden, but the McDonald's and Tim Horton's were so crazy busy we just carried on, stopping eventually for more coffee and an early lunch at Ignace.
Having finished the latest in the "Dead Witch Walking" series, we listened to more "Game of Thrones" on Audible as we drove. Once we hit Thunder Bay, after losing one more hour on the transition back to Eastern Standard Time, we followed Highway 17 and the rugged Lake Superior shoreline for some more stunning scenery.
After ten long days of frustrating incapacity, I finally managed to take the wheel and drive for a bit, just over a one hour stretch from Nipigon to Terrace Bay. Following a very slow tanker through construction zones and hilly stretches meant a ton of unexpected clutch work, unfortunately.
Still, it gave Jane a much-needed break in the middle of a long day, and we also stopped for a nice sit-down dinner at Drifters in Terrace Bay before motoring on through Marathon and past Pukaskwa National Park, where we had planned to camp. An eagle flew across in front of us just outside White River, the one animal we had hoped to see but hadn't yet.
With daylight waning, we traversed a final moose-laden stretch of road before arriving at Catfish Lake, just north of Wawa. We secured a comfy cabin and I continued my regimen of Robaxacet at night, washed down with a beer or two. They even had the best chairs for my back we had yet to encounter, and separate beds to minimize surprises. We could have even had separate ROOMS, but you gotta draw the line somewhere......
East of Kenora
Gas in Dryden
Lunchtime in Ignace
Back on Eastern Standard Time!
Thunder Bay, Sleeping Giant and the Terry Fox Memorial
Lake Superior shoreline
Highway 17 scenery
Great view of Catfish Lake
Cozy cabin!
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