Jun 7-14
The week went by in a hurry and we have had little opportunity to access the internet. During the three days in Thunder Bay we had lots of opportunities to learn about this city of 110,000 people. Fort William is not a fort but rather a key trading post for furs heading east and supplies going further west into the North-West Territories. And have you eaten old and extra old gouda? The only Ontario factory making this delicacy is here.

On the way to Bryden ON, we crossed the Arctic Watershed. Some distance west of Thunder Bay there was a ridge of hills that took almost an hour to cross. West of it all rivers flow to the Hudson Bay and Arctic Ocean. We also crossed a time zone - didn't know that the west part of Ontario was an hour earlier :-)

This is not a trip to visit the bigger cities of Canada. It is our dedication to Canada only and we plan to learn about smaller communities. So, we bypassed Winnipeg and stopped instead in Portage La Prairie, a great little prairie town, where we found a Toyota dealership/RV place who repaired our fresh water drain tap. It is a first class place for any RV repair. We spent two nights camping in the park on an island in the middle of town! $20 per night with hook ups.

Along Lake Superior

Fort William