DAY 1 WEDNESDAY, AUG 21 NEWMARKET ON - MARATHON ON

Marathon is well named because we drove a marathon today. Twelve and a half hours and 1058 kms to get here. Despite the length, it was a great drive and it felt good to get in the car and just GO ! We amazed ourselves at our ability to endure, and we arrived here tired, but in relatively good spirits. Knowing that we were going to do a long drive in advance sure helped: nothing beats preparation.

Ontario is immense. The traditional image of rock, forest and lakes holds true for much of it, but there are also many farms and small well ordered towns. It is not all wilderness: civilization has been here for centuries.

The stretch south of Wawa, along the Lake Superior shore never ceases to amaze us. This is probably our fourth trip on this route and we always stop frequently to look and consider the power and majesty of this vast inland ocean. The shore is incredibly beautiful and the size must have been uminagineable to the first Europeans who gazed out on it. And, for the First Nations, there is a sacred connection to the behemoth.

A delicious pickerel dinner, a couple of cold beers and a good night's sleep were our rewards for a long, good day. Tomorrow, more of the same as we attempt another 12 hour, thousand kilometer drive to Winnipeg.

Happy Birthday, Olivia !!

Lake Superior

Northern Ontario

Lake, trees, rock .... are we in Ontario?