Day one - 60 miles, 7 hr ride.

The day started slow, with a repack to reduce the LOAD. Then Jeannie and I visited the Soo Lock that separates Superior from Ontario lake. Got to see two large ships navigate the Lock. Got the bike on the ground by 10:30am and rolled out of USA across the St Mary's River into Canada. The bridge was long and narrow and reminded me of the Astoria Bridge on the Oregon coast. Hard to get out of town but finally made it to the rural section of HWY 17 which I will follow into 650 km into Thunder Bay, from my camp spot at Pancake Bay. HWY 17 has moderate traffic with cars and trucks. The shoulder varies from 4 ft to zero (mostly no shoulder). Pancake Bay and Batchawana Bay have long sandy beaches and supposedly warmest water in Lake Superior. Biggest surprises today:
The US dollar is worth less than the Canadian dollar.
All the women talk like Sharah Pallin.
There is alot of wilderness in this neck of the woods.

Jeff Reaves
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