07/11/08
The security permissions on the router at this KOA must not be letting me post pictures. We will find an internet cafe somewhere to get these up. Meanwhile tomorrow will be a long one as we plan to push on to Duluth via Green Bay. We have to make up time because the Harley broke. Hopefully, the repair will last until we get home!
Today we did Mackinac Island and the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Breakfast was at the Pink Pony and was awesome. Mackinac Island is really something to see. No vehicular traffic is allowed on it, only bicycles, foot traffic and horse traffic. The island is eight miles around and is a throwback to times gone by. It is really quiet without vehicles and as you can guess, no one is in a hurry. We took a tour via one of the horse drawn taxis to get a lay of the land, but weren't really interested in riding bicycles, and there are literally millions of them. All of the supplies come in be ferry and then are distributed using horse drawn conveyences. The town reminds one of Cape May, lots of shops, fudge vendors, etc. The Grand Hotel requires ties for men after 6 PM and there is a cover charge of fifteen bucks if you just want to walk arround the hotel lobby, an extravagance not worthy of the Toads, or maybe it is the other way around. There are hotel accommodations and bed and breakfasts aplenty, so this would be a good vacation spot if you wanted a laid back vacation. Your baggage gets there the same way everything else does, by horse. I am sitting here at 9:54 writing this and it is still light outside (just an aside). After that, we rode up to Sault Ste Marie and the Soo Locks, a real marvel of engineering. There is no charge for ships to use them and everything from freighters to row boats can go through them. Fortunately, we got there just as a thousand foot long freighter was approaching from Lake Superior, which is 27 feet higher than Lake Huron. The ship was only five feet narrower than the lock and they didn't use a tug boat to bring it in. It was really cool watching that thing drop that far. Now we're back to the St Ignace KOA and ready to head out tomorrow.
About Me
- The Horny Toads
- After graduating from IUP with a degree in physics, a 2 year stint in the army as a reserve officer, and getting married, I went into business with my dad repairing Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. The business supported my passion for racing open wheel sprint and midget cars on dirt and asphalt on the east coast. I now have an expert staff of technicians directed by a friendly service advisor, who cares about people. My office manager and marketer is second to none. Since retiring from racing, I now log a lot of miles on my '02 BMW R1150RT
3 comments:
So how did Uncle Eddie make out at the Harley shop. Did they have the correct battery? Get the statter
I will try the last comment again with my glasses on afterall, (it is 02:00 or so here in Toad Base.) Did Uncle Eddie get the Harley fixed or just n.... rigged? That thing will bite him in the ass again without his help, so hopefully the Harley shop fixed the thing as good as new. How is Toad Miller's gadget bar working. Are your communicators working? Any more GPS tours of the back streets of nowhere MI. Bear's attempt at campfire cooking should rival Uncle Eddie's Farting. I spent a week in MI about 11 yrs ago, mostly in the UP. It is a different world across the Mackinaw bridge. Did you see White Fish Point/Light House? A memorial to the Freighter Edmund Fitzgerald is there. The area north of Green Bay is very similar to the coast of Main. How are you getting there? Boat?
Go Toads, keep the shiny side up.
Sharing dessert and now taking a horse drawn carriage ride - people are gonna talk!! Only kidding:) Anyway, when did Uncle Eddie catch up with you? Or did you leave him behind?!! Sounds like you are seeing some great areas and meeting some interesting people. Here's hoping that the mechanical stuff keeps working - ride safe:)
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