St. Ignace to Serpent River Ontario - Oh Canada!

Today was a short driving day, which is always good.  We left Lakeside RV Park in late morning and stopped to fuel up before we got on I-75 north to Sault St. Marie.  Little did we know that the hardest part of the drive would be getting on the freeway in St. Ignace because of all the south-bound traffic backed up to get on the I-75 to get over the Mackinaw Bridge.  It was all of the LP Trolls heading south over the bridge!  We were able to get over to the north bound lane and it was smooth sailing for the fifty miles to the border.

Our Route Today
Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron is the world largest island in a fresh water lake

Canadian Soo Locks from Soo Bridge

We were all prepared for Canadian customs with an accounting of how much cash and alcohol we had, last time we traveled out side USA, and it was one of the easiest crossings we have ever had.  They asked where we lived and if we had any firearms. When we said no, they said have a good trip.  So the wine we gave away because it exceeded our allotment to take into Canada, could have stayed with us, but who knew? Hope family in South Dakota is enjoying it.

Trans Canada Hwy 17 East...And Further East

So we crossed the Sault St. Marie bridge to the Canadian side, and then east on the Hiawatha Highway 17 east across Ontario.  We drove alongside Lake Huron with glimpses of it throughout the day. By late afternoon, we arrived in Serpent River Campground (sorry, Vicki and Linda, but it is a great campground on the river and no serpents anywhere) and settled in around 1530. 

Our Serpent River Campground

First Canadian Celebration

We had a glass of one of the two bottles of wine we saved with smoked salmon and Parmesan crisps to celebrate our successful entry into Canada.  We took a walk around the campground to the river followed by Neil cooling off with a dip in the pool.  We then barbecued some bison steaks for dinner with cornbread and a salad while watching Netflix.  Found a great series set in the prairies of Canada around 1910 called "When Calls the Heart" based on the books by Janet Oke. Pamela has read the books and while the TV production is based near Vancouver, BC, they have done a accurate portrayal of prairie life in a small coal town with focus on miners, a Canadian Mountie and a small town school teacher. We head east towards beyond Sudbury tomorrow. 

Thanks for tuning in,

Neil and Pamela