"Do you know where the mission is?It's on Mission St.
How do I find Mission St.?
Take the highway down to the mission, it's right there."
I barely spoke to anyone on my trip from the soo to Wawa, and every conversation I had was about trying to find directions to Rocky Island Lodge where I was supposed to be able to camp. When I did finally find the lodge, of course it was closed and I was forced to go and pay to stay at a motel. That chain of events however would lead me to check out http://www.couchsurfing.com/ which I now believe is going to be bigger than facebook. A community of like minded people travelling the world on a budget find each other to make the journey a reality. A reality full with incredible experiences.
Before I got to Wawa however, I found one of the most beautiful places in Canada I've ever seen. Lake Superior Provincial Park is a long stretch of park with a particularly nice campground called Agawa Bay right on the shore of the lake. I biked down the campground and wished I was able to stay there. That would have been a long haul with all my gear plus having to spend the afternoon getting (wet) firewood. I was hoping to be able to camp near Wawa in any case, so I enjoyed my afternoon. I'm beginning to get a bit of a 6th sense when it comes to spotting wildlife. In natural parks during the winter, somehow the isolation of being completely away from other people puts you in touch with the animals that are in your space. While taking a picture of the shore I looke up over my shoulder and saw three bald eagles take flight from a nest just above me on an outcropping. Unfortunately my camera skills only captured these shots;
The drive from the soo to Lake Superior was definetly the best part of the driving I've done thus far. I can't even imagine what lies ahead of me in the rockies. Anyways, I was now alone on my trek and still wanted to get my 'into the wild' moment so I would have to wait. but not wait long...
