October 22, 2010--Day Twenty-Three!

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We remembered when we arrived in Wawa that it has the world's largest goose, so we figured we had better see it since we are here. After breakfast at the motel we went to look at the goose and then headed to the Magpie Scenic Falls. It was a little waterfall, but according to the signs around there that isn't how it usually is.A reservoir impacts how big or small the Magpie Falls are and today...they were tiny!

It was still neat to see, and we got a good idea walking around of just how large the falls could be. Next time we can see them when they are bigger ;)

As we were walking around we noticed some baby trees that we wanted to add to our collection of pilfered plant life. These were baby trees, and since we picked them up and got them dirt and have been watering them on a regular basis, both Alexander and I have become quite attached.

By the time we had finished checking out the falls and packing up our trees once again, we figured we had really better hit the road. So off we went...

As we drove we noticed a clearing through the trees and a small trail down to the lake, and a good spot to stop Jerusalem. We had wanted to stop and look at Lake Superior, so this was our chance. We walked down to the water, took some pictures and then carried on back to the car.

When we got back to Jerusalem a local stopped behind us and came to see if we had seen or picked up a gentlemen who had on a checkered shirt who had been filtering through one of his buildings and doing the same to some of his neighbours. We had not seen this person the man was looking for, so he pulled a u-turn and continued back to his place.

We, as well, carried on, but in the other direction--towards Thunder Bay!

One of the most obvious marks along this long stretch of highway was the large number of Inukshuk's that were created using the rock by the highway, and placed on ledges along the highway. We have numerous photos of them throughout the area, as we travelled along the highway.

When we arrived in Thunder Bay we went to the B&B which we had booked while we were in Guelph. The gentleman who runs the B&B showed us where we would be staying, gave us our key, took our breakfast order, and then gave us a suggestion for a meal to have this evening.

We went to Hoito, a local diner which is well known for serving Finnish pancakes. Since they were well-known, that is what we ordered. They arrived and they were identical to English pancakes (crepes almost) in which my mother made me all the time when I was little. I used to roll the pancakes in lemon and sugar and then eat them. This diner only offered us syrup, so that is what we had!

After pancakes we headed back to our B&B and rested. Cross-Canada trip= tiring!