Title: Sep 29, 2004

September 29, 2004 -
Left Dawn and Wendy's this morning and on the road again around Lake Superior. The kids are starting to get tired of always seeing Lake Superior on the right hand side. The road is hilly - so I would imagine that our gas mileage will not be all that great. This is also added to by the fact that we hit our highest gas prices yet - 98.9 per litre.
We took a short stop at White River. White River is known for two things - one being the record holder for the coldest recorded temperature in Canada - minus 78 degree F. The other is that it is the place where Winnie - the bear was originally bought before he was taken to the London Zoo where he became the inspiration for the Winnie the Pooh stories.
We continued down the road a bit further and into Wawa - to get the mandatory picture beside the Wawa Goose. We also tried to get some information from a less than helpful Information Centre in regard to campgrounds in the area - and eventually gave up and continued down the road to Lake Superior Provincial Park.
The Park itself was very nice with only about 6 other units staying there. The waves on the lake - due to the wind - made it look and feel like the ocean. The beach was full of all sorts of round water washed stones - and that water was not as cold as we would have expected. Had time tonight to make a campfire and roast some marshmallows - before turning in for the night.