Heading East by Going North

July 13

We slept late, and then Ann took us out to breakfast at a Thunder Bay fixture, the Hoito Restaurant at the Finlandia Club.





We had delicious thin pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. Then off for a whirlwind tour of T-Bay. We went to Hillside Park, which had a great view of Lake Superior and of The Sleeping Giant, a shape that really did look like a reclining person, formed by mountains on the other side of the lake.





The flower beds were in full bloom and lovely.





We stopped by the Sunken Garden, designed by the late Joe Fennell. It was exceptionally beautiful.






Then we took a short side trip to meet a couple





of Ann's grandsons.
Back at Ann's house we packed up, took a few more photos





and took our leave. On our way out of town we stopped by the memorial to Terry Fox. It has a lovely view of the lake, and is a beautiful tribute to a courageous young man. Terry Fox was a cancer victim from BC who lost a leg to the disease at 18 years of age. He wanted to raise awareness of the disease and his dream was to run across Canada, raising money for research along the way. He got from Newfoundland to Thunder Bay before an occurrence of the cancer forced him to stop. He vowed to come back and finish, but died before he could. He caught the imagination of all Canadians, and is an example of courage even today. The bronze statue of him is facing west, toward his destination.




We then north on Rt. 11, which is actually the shortest way to get back east and home. This is the farthest north road in Ontario except for the side roads, which are unpaved and go only a few miles and stop. But, even though it just heads out through the bush, you always come upon something interesting. Take, for instance, this huge snowman with his fish pole in the center of this little "wide spot in the road" town.



He was big enough to earn a spot on our list, even though it's the middle of July. We crossed the Continental Divide, yet again, and here are the two sides of the sign marking it.







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