American Courage just entering the lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.We slept in and left Wawa late for us! 11:00 a.m. It's was in the 40's with a wind chill probably in the 30's. It's sunny after raining during the night.
We had about 150 miles to drive to it didn't take long to get to Sault Ste. Marie. It's a nice KOA and they have wi-fi that reaches the camper, so I'm catching up the blog!
We're having trouble with the transmission in the truck. It's shifting rough and won't shift into overdrive, so we're headed to a nearby Wal-Mart for transmission fluid as it's a little low. We decided to head across the border to the US side and check out the locks at the seaport. Wal-Mart will be there when we come back.
We crossed back into the US at 3:23 p.m. and paid our $2.00 toll on the Michigan side of the bridge. A few questions at the border and off we go!
We saw signs directing us to the locks so that's where we went. David had on a Georgia Tech Alumni longsleeve t-shirt. The guard at the park looked at his shirt and said he had a daughter living in the Atlanta area, but couldn't recall where she lived. We noticed a HUGE ship coming through the lock, so we went to the viewing area. The ship was the American Courage. It was 638 feet long and 68 feet wide. We watched as they pulled into the lock and tied off while the doors on the locks were opened and closed. In less than an hour, the ship sailed off into Lake Huron (our 3rd Great Lake on this trip!). It was interesting to watch and best of all, it was free! It was raining a little, but we were underneath an elevated covered walkway.
As we went to walk across the street for postcards (no, I haven't mailed any yet), the guard we saw coming in asked us to wait. He called his wife to find out where their daughter lived. Turns out she's in Tucker, GA, not far from our daughter in Lilburn, GA.
Into the store and my new obsession was prominently displayed - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ever since we visited the lighthouse at Split Rock, Gordon Lightfoot's song was stuck in my head. The gift shop at the lighthouse had a book about the wreck, so we got it. Interesting read! It was written by one of the captains who was on the lake that night. We'd been to several of the ports where the "Fitz" had sailed to and from. Now that I've got the song stuck in your head, go to I-Tunes and download it. I did.....and it's still stuck in my head.
The gift shop had cards, books, shirts, etc. with the "Fitz" on it. Fortunately, I only bought the postcard of it. I did buy a sweatshirt that said Sault Ste. Marie. I'm cold! LOL
We bought gas on the US side at $3.519 per gallon and bought 20.127 gallons. We also decided to stop at Wal-Mart on the US side. We purchased a calling card so we could call the mechanic we use to ask about the truck. We figured 300 minutes would be sufficient. We don't have cell phone service on the US side either, so we headed back to do laundry and make phone calls.
We paid our $2.00 toll on the Michigan side heading into Canada and after a few questions at the border, we're back in Canada. Stopped for dinner and then back here in the rain - again!
I was catching the blog up when David popped his head in the door and asked if I'd come help fold the laundry. So I headed out in the rain to help. I gave David the phone number for the mechanic and he tried to call. The 300 minutes was not enough. The call never connected and the card issuer took out 240 minutes to connect the call! Unreal!
We put the laundry up, watched some TV, read, and headed off for bed. Long drive tomorrow to French River, ON.
See ya down the road!
Jenny :)
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