Day 10 Sleeping Giant
Today we were up early and on our way moving from Lake
Superior PP to Sleeping Giant, nearer Thunder Bay. We were ready first this
morning so we had a few minutes to enjoy our coffee at the lake.
The drive to Sleeping Giant was full of spectacular scenery,
as the TCH follows the curves and contours of Lake Superior’s shoreline. After
veering away from Superior, the route presented countless smaller lakes,
rivers, and waterfalls. It may be easy to forget just how much fresh water we
are blessed with here in Canada, but a few kilometres of this road is a great
reminder. The road itself is considerably better than it was on our last
journey west. There are still some rough patches which became clear on one of
our roadside stops. Our fridge door was jostled enough to open, and we
discovered several things rolling around on the floor! One of them was an
alcohol-free beer. Those libations may not contain alcohol, but they sure do
have some sugar in there. It had opened and spilled as it rolled around on the
floor. The floor has been washed three times with Lysol and once with vinegar –
most of the sticky spots are gone!
As well as beautiful scenery and a trailer full of sticky
beer, we were also very distracted by the wildlife sightings enroute. We saw a
deer, three bears, a pair of swans on a little lake, and a cluster of Sandhill
Cranes. Unfortunately driving along does not offer much opportunity for
pictures. But we did have great sightings. By the time we saw the third bear
David suggested I have the camera at the ready! I have to say, especially with
the bears, there really was some question of who was watching who! This is
their element, and I had the distinct feeling they were just watching us as we
passed by!
Arriving at Sleeping Giant was also very beautiful. We are
at the tip of the peninsula and nestled at the edge of Marie Louise Lake. Our
site is across the road from the lake edge, but Jonathan and Jenna scored this time,
and their site has its own set of stairs down to a little private beach right
on the lake – complete with a front row seat to gaze on the sleeping giant. The
cliffs that make up the giant are the tallest in Ontario, and the arrangement
of cliffs and valleys really do look like a sleeping giant! After just one
evening sitting on our private little beach we learned … the sunsets are spectacular!
We have resident loons and the funniest, noisiest family of ducks. The beach is
the perfect spot for Jonathan’s Starlink – which is marvelous since there is no
cell service here at all. This park is home to 26 hiking trails with over 125km
of exploring to be done. We clearly won’t get to all of them in four days, but
now that my ankle is 90% better, I hope to cover some ground. I also suspect we
may spend most of our early mornings and late evenings on this little slice of
spectacular shoreline! I mean technically it’s their site…but we know people!
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