DAY 10 AND 11 MAY 9TH AND 10TH

DAY 10

Quick walk to the Harley shop and I bought something I absolutely do not need, a new Harley shirt. Young lady said that we were the first riders of the season. Stopped in old downtown Thunder Bay but still missed a lot of the sights along the waterfront which leaves us a reason to return, If you explore everything the first time you have no reason to return.

Rode Canada 17 all day, also known as the Kings Highway and part of the great circle route around Lake Superior. Stayed on it all day, very few towns very little traffic, NO motorcycles. Finally found a hotel in Marathon that had five rooms and we only needed four. After a fairly cold day and the heavy clouds ended up with pizza in the lobby under the watchful eye of Norman Bates.

May 9th also holds personal significance as May 9th 1969 is the anniversary of my first date with my wife. That summer of 69 holds so many memories that thankfully have not faded with time.

To this day when I hear that song
I see you standin' there all night long
Discount shades, store bought tan
Flip flops and cut-off jeans

Somewhere between that setting sun
I'm on fire and born to run
You looked at me and I was done
And we're, we're just getting started

I was singin' to you, you were singin' to me
I was so alive, never been more free
Fired up my daddy's lighter and we sang, oh

Stayed there 'til they forced us out
And took the long way to your house
I can still hear the sound of you sayin' don't go

When I think about you, I think about seventeen
I think about my old jeep
I think about the stars in the sky
Funny how a melody sounds like a memory
Like the soundtrack to a July Saturday night, 

Eric Church

Thanks Eric, I know you remember too.

DAY 11

Left the hotel heading east along the lake under cloudy skies and cool temps. Beautiful views of the lake and forests. The pine trees look good but the white trunked birch trees haven't been informed that it's spring so they are still bare.

Al pulled over in White River so we could get a picture of the Winnie-the-Pooh statue in his home town.

Stopped at a view point on a bluff over looking the lake for a group photo and noticed if we crawled over the guard rail we could climb down the cliff face to the water. Al says he has pictures but I'm not telling on anybody.

 Pulled into the first big town of the day, actually the first large city of several days Sault St Marie and checked in for the night. Across the border back to US tomorrow.