Sault Ste. Marie

Monday, August 10th

Yesterday we were Rockhounds!!  We went to the Amethyst Mine Panorama, just east of Thunder Bay, and it was awesome!!!  We took a tour of the mine, which is actually a huge fault line above ground.  We learned all about how amethyst is formed in the earth.  They take it out of the ground using high powered blasts of water, which washes away the mud and rocks and reveals the amethyst and other gems/stones.  This is what we did to find ours!!  There were so many, it was difficult to decide which ones we wanted to keep.  When you are done, you buy them by their weight.  There were also other ones that you could purchase, ranging from $10 - $2000. Unfortunately, we can't really afford the extra weight in our trailer!!

Next along the highway, we went to see Canada's longest suspension bridge.  It was a little freaky for Sean and David, but Rianna loved it!!

We saw a wolf on the highway today, and a bear a couple of days ago - that was really cool!

Last night we stayed in Wawa, and then drove today to Sault Ste. Marie.  These two places are not that far apart, but it was pretty hilly and foggy.  We stopped for a couple of hours at Lake Superior Provincial.  It had a really informational visitor centre.  The beach there was great, and the lake is so vast and beautiful, we just had to explore!

The off-leash park at the KOA we are staying at has an agility course for the dogs.  I think we might have to start training for the SuperDogs!!

Bye Bye from the land of the Gitchee Goomee