What Fun!
By Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (50051)
Canada
July 13, 2024 2:28pm CST
My husband and I came back home today from our 2024 summer vacation.
We had a really great time. Our drive up to Sault Ste. Marie, which is on Lake Superior, was a very long one. We knew it would be a long drive, but we love drives together and had a really good time. After about 5 hours all of the territory that we covered for the next 7 or so hours was 'new' to me as I have never been that way before. My husband had, and he noted many changes since he last went.
We couldn't have asked for better weather, or better experiences. It was very hot everywhere, but up there it was at least tolerable. The lake is so large that it cools the immediate area nicely.
We dropped off our key to the cottage yesterday morning and began our journey home. We had reservations in Port Severn, Ontario, for the night. This morning we left there and drove the rest of the way home. The sunrise this morning over Georgian Bay was beautiful. It also indicated that today would be yet another hot and humid day. And it is that.
~Photo is mine taken this morning
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
We saw so many cool and unique things.
The scenery up and back was incredibly beautiful.
We even saw a moose.
We took a boat cruise through the Sault Ste. Marie locks.
The Canadian set is closed due to repairs, the American set just reopened, so we cruised through their locks.
It was very interesting, and not in a boring way, how the locks actually work, and how the water levels rise and what mechanisms are under the water working to achieve this.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
14 Jul
There is a city with the same name right across the border also.
The word 'sault' roughly translates from the aboriginal name tumbling water, there are rapids near the lock system. The boat cruise through the locks was amazing. Ron loved hearing about the mechanisms that are used to operate the huge gates which hold all of the water in and out.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
Thank you.
I took this from Port Severn, Ontario, this morning from the fancy spa/inn that we stayed at.
There were some huge yachts that I had to be very careful not to include in my pictures.
This is where the really wealthy people in our province go to play.
And then there are the really down to earth and modest income people like us.
But guess what? I did see a moose, and that was something that I really wanted to see.
We saw what we believed to be moose prints while on a hike one day and then yesterday while we were driving, just off in the field near the highway, there was a pond, and a momma moose taking a sip of water on a hot day. They are a beautiful colour of brown, I never imagined them to be that colour.
I bought the twins each a beautiful pair of leather moccasins from the trading post. I like to support our aboriginals and I did just that while I shopped there. I also bought them each a t-shirt that had little bears on it and a message not to feed the bears.
The 12 hour ride up there went by like the blink of an eye, we laughed and chatted the entire ride.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Jul
I am so glad you had a nice trip. I was in that area when I was 5. We also went to Mackinaw island. The only things I really remember from that trip was going through a tunnel in Detroit and riding in a buggy on the island. It was May, so it was still fairly cool. And a couple of silly things like the candy I was eating, and my dad pretending to drive away since we weren't obediently getting in the car. we knew he wouldn't.
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@snowy22315 (176745)
• United States
13 Jul
@Juliaacv You do what you have to do. Glad you had a great trip!
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
That's cool.
There were some Americans on the lock cruise that were talking about Mackinaw island and how beautiful it is.
The tunnel was probably the border crossing between Detroit and Windsor.
There is that method to cross or the old fashioned way of the Ambassador bridge over the Detroit River.
The couple staying in the cabin beside ours were from Delaware. They had 2 huge dogs with them, I cannot imagine being organized enough to take a relaxing vacation to another country plus with 2 dogs.
She came over to see me while I was having my morning coffee a few days ago as they were getting ready to leave, and chatted for a while. She said that they both enjoyed meeting and visiting with us and they had about a 12 hour drive ahead of them, with the dogs.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
14 Jul
@snowy22315 They were good and fun people to visit with over the days there.
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@psanasangma (7244)
• India
14 Jul
I could imagine being calm and pleasant breeze environment
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@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jul
Glad you had a great time and safe trip
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
Thanks.
All was going very well yesterday, we were making excellent time on the roads going to our second destination, which was half way home, when the traffic came to a complete halt. There was an hour long detour due to a very bad accident on the road that we were on which closed it for 9 hours.
We had to go so far out of our way and then to double back to get to where we needed to be was time consuming. We slept well last night, but we didn't have anything to eat from breakfast until supper because of the detour and there was literally no place to stop to eat, there was hardly a shoulder to the road as it was a B Class road. I wouldn't be surprised if the car needs a complete overhaul after driving on that crazy road.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
14 Jul
@wolfgirl569 It was a long detour, I am thankful that he always keeps our gas tank topped up, alot of people had to turn around as they must have been getting low on fuel.
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@wolfgirl569 (102054)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Jul
@Juliaacv That was a long detour. Sorry you couldn't find someplace to eat.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jul
Glad to hear you've been having a good time.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
We had such a great time together.
The fancy spa inn that we stayed at last night was the cherry on the top.
We even spotted a moose on the road yesterday, it was getting a drink from a pond.
I have never seen a moose and really wanted to see one.
They are a much different colour than I imagined them to be.
I hope that you had a good week.
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@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jul
Lovely view, I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves and got home safe and sound,
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
Thank you.
I took this picture this morning before we checked out.
This is where the really wealthy people in Ontario come to play on their huge yachts, which I had to be careful not to include in the photo. It was such a lovely spa.
They had areas outside where they had massage tables for outdoor massages, they had an area for outdoor yoga, and single little saunas besides the normal beach areas and campfire pits.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
Oh it was such a fun time.
I even saw a moose yesterday drinking from a pond on the side of the road.
Such beautiful animals.
I had to renew my passport this year and it won't be here until the 18th, but if I had it we would have crossed and gone over to the US to see the city on that side of the border.
The bridge spanning that river is 3 miles long, although the majority of it is over land.
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@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
13 Jul
I am happy for you that you and your husband enjoyed your vacation.
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@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 Jul
@Juliaacv I know what you mean since I used to travel on long road trips a few years ago.
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@Beestring (14133)
• Hong Kong
14 Jul
That's a beautiful sunrise. Glad you both had a great time.
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
13 Jul
This lake is so very deep it has such a lovely cooling effect when you are in that vicinity.
We stayed at a super quiet and fun place, they had cabins, like the ones that we rented, they had 3 streets of them, they had an RV campground and they had little huts, for the fishermen to rent.
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@Marilynda1225 (81807)
• United States
15 Jul
What a beautiful and serene picture of the sunrise at the lake.
Glad you had a good time away and that the weather didn't interfere
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@Juliaacv (50051)
• Canada
15 Jul
Thank you.
I took that just before we checked out on Saturday from the inn/spa that we stayed at on our way back home. They have fancy massage beds, with curtains set up outside so that people can get a massage outside, they had yoga mats for outdoor yoga, it was so relaxing looking.
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@Marilynda1225 (81807)
• United States
16 Jul
@Juliaacv having an outside massage does sound relaxing especially in such a beautiful atmosphere.
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@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
14 Jul
Lovely photo. I'm glad you had a good time; and I'm glad you are safe and sound at home. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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