After scaling the South Shore the day before, it was time to go to Sault St. Marie and cross into Canada. I had about an hour drive from where I slept in Michigan. I woke up at the rest stop and it was the start of a nice day.
I hit up Anytime Fitness for my morning shower.
When I was about to hop in the shower, the power went out. That was definitely interesting as I had to use the flashlight app on my phone to see. When I got out of the bathroom, it appeared the power was out throughout the building.
I went to Dollar Tree next door to get an energy drink and a bottle of water and half their power was out too.
After Dollar Tree, I filled up and proceeded to go to the border.
I waited in line to pay my toll to cross the bridge.
When I went to talk with the border guard, he asked me what I was bringing with me. I said, "Nothing to declare" and he snapped at me, "How do you know that?" With his tone I was sure I was going to get pulled into secondary questioning. I said normally they ask if I have alcohol, tobacco, or firearms and I have none of those. He then asked what I was doing (Lake Superior Circle Tour) and where I worked. He handed me back my passport card and I was on my way. That crossing was actually pretty efficient and fast.
Ontario's hands-free laws are very strict so I didn't take any pictures while driving. I did make sure to make a couple stops along the way.
The water was really clear.
I saw a sign for local fresh smoked fish, so I had to stop.
I went to the fridge to get a piece.
I then took it to the car and then sat and ate it.
I took a quick picture of the lake by this general store.
I drove a bit more and stopped at this scenic lookout.
I noticed a worn path so I decided to walk down by the water.
I had to climb through a few rocks.
The views were pretty amazing!
It was getting to be about lunch time, so I stopped in Wawa. I decided to go to the Canadian staple of Tim Horton's.
I got a steak and cheese sandwich.
I had nice view from my booth.
As I said before, Tim Horton's is a Canadian staple. You can tell this by the constant line of cars.
I went to get some gas. I see I couldn't pay at the pump with my credit card.
I decided to get a candy bar when I went in to pay for my gas. It was pretty good.
It was kind of interesting seeing 2 phone booths. Normally, you don't see these around anymore.
Just like Michigan, most of the Canadian rest stops are old school outhouses.
There were some awesome views of a river that ran through.
It looks like a beaver got to this tree.
I stopped at another scenic view. As with the rest of the views, these were great too.
I drove a bit further and made it to Terrace Bay.
I had originally thought I'd be stopping in Terrace Bay, but there was still plenty of daylight. Nipigon was an hour away, so I kept driving. I stopped at a scenic lookout along the way.
I then made it to Nipigon. I decided to go to the Paddle to the Sea Park and get a few pictures.
For supper I stopped by Tim Horton's.
By then, I was looking for a hotel since there wasn't that great of a place to sleep in my car. Some of the hotels had no vacancy signs and it look like a lot were booked. I found out most were full and luckily got the last room at the Northland Motel.
The place was a basic room that had a kitchenette.
It was interesting seeing a thermostat in Celsius.
The no smoking sign had an interesting way of stating what the fine was.
