Wawa to Kenora - Day 2

Eleven hours of driving today. Needless to say, we needed a glass of red when we finally landed in Kenora, at the Lakeside Inn and Conference Centre. We decided to book a suite instead of two rooms. Pricewise, it did not make much difference. So, here we are in the Corporate Suite and here is our view:

 

First thing this morning we found the Wawa Goose, mainly for Randall, who never met a goose he did not want to hug. So Randall, here is Mother Goose and we caught her whispering "Randall, come to Mama".

 

Then, the Goose photo-bombed our selfie:

 

We stopped for gas in Marathon, and paid an exorbitant $1.49/ltr for gas. There were two young guys at this gas station, one who said he had never seen nor heard of a Volvo C30, and one who said that if we had had a bigger car he would have hitched a ride to Vancouver.

 

 Anyway, we carried on, and despite a foggy couple of early morning hours, it was an amazing day for driving. Sunny, clear and warm. The middle part of the drive, around Lake Superior, was breathtaking. We stopped in Thunder Bay to spend some time at the Terry Fox Memorial:

 

Ontario is beautiful, but after the drama of skirting Lake Superior, having turned north towards Dryden and Kenora, nothing much changed. We were happy to finally stop for the day. We are looking forward to crossing the prairies tomorrow.