School is back in session - which means families with
children won’t be on the roads and it’s time for these old folks to
travel!
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| Bayfield Ont.
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| On the beach near Kettle Rocks |
Our first attempt to get some miles on the tires came in the
form of a quick foray up US 75, right thru downtown Detroit in mid day (when
the traffic is the lightest) and on up RT 94 to Port Huron Michigan. From there the beautiful Blue Water Bridge
rose high above the St Clair River and deposited us at Canadian Customs and
then downtown Sarnia, Ontario. With a
few minor hops and skips, false turns and a stop to change our US funds to
Canadian we finally found the closest road that would keep us near the eastern
shores of Lake Huron.
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| On the beach near Kettle Rocks |
In and out of every small lakeside town, park and beach, we
inched our way up the coast. One minute
the sun would be shining on that small town’s inlet, lined with marina’s,
cottages and lighthouses and the next stop would be on a desolate beach with
angry dark clouds threatening to release their cache of wet cold rain if we
stayed in that spot any longer. We
found the spot where “Kettle Point” was but the water was too high and the
kettle shaped rocks were not to be seen.
We were allowed a visitors pass to drive thru Pinery Provincial
Park! Grand Bend, St Joseph’s, and
Bayfield were all “explored” before we even made it to Goderich! Then on farther north to Kincardine –
finally! It had been a very nice but
very long day! H found us a sweet
little motel for our evening’s rest.
Small and old but VERY nicely redone!
The Lake View Motel did have a view of the lake but it was just a peek
between the trees and you had to squint at that!
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| Ships on the St. Clair River |
When morning arrived, it was decided to reverse
our direction and return home. And - it
was my turn to drive. Back over the
bridge, the line at US Customs took longer than going over, but we made
it. A side trip took us off of RT 94
and we took a break in Algonac Michigan at the state park to watch the cargo
ladened freighters chug down the St Clair River, pushing the water in front of
them as they came. Then it was back on
the highway and US 75 thru
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| Ships on the St. Clair River |
Detroit – only this time there was rain AND lots of
semi trucks. Enough of that – we
exited and chose a smaller, a bit safer state route to get us home – to recoup,
regroup and get ready for another trip – another time.
