Bogart in Ludington! We pull into Ray's marine and RV, lovely place. 90 degrees out. John checks in and then is ready to park the rig. He pulls up to our site and discovers a HUGE white pick up is bogarting our cement pad. It's parked sideways right smack into our site. John has a 22 foot wide road that the driver's side drops off into the marina and the passenger side is fraught with parked cars and RV's. How he can get this bus into those ridiculous spots is beyond skilled. He is masterful. Still, the giant truck owner(s) have yet to come out of their RV to say anything! ​

www.michigan.org/property/young-state-parkWe were so happy to actually reserve one of the last spots in Boyne, Michigan's Young State Park for the night. But, we were quite shocked to see how many tents, bikes, trucks, cars, campers and people there were in this very small campground! It was JAM PACKED full! Of course, we had the only massive bus in the place. Just across from our site is Lake Michigan also jammed full of cigarette boats going like 125 knots in all directions. The noise those things make! DANG! Still, how Cap'n John parked this 40 foot Class A in between all the trees, tents, vehicles and people is a miracle in itself. Suprisingly, for all these people, at night one could have heard a pin drop! Off to Ludington today! 

Safflower fields, pigeon river, and Mt. McKay

We made it through Sault Ste Marie USA  / Canada customs without getting boarded (for once!).  We had such pine tree fatigue from the north shore of Lake Superior! The pups were on high alert through the whole trip and were panting the whole time in the RV.  Once we arrived in the Soo Locks campground, all was right with the world.  No mosquitoes, no flies. Grass for the pups. Fruits and vegetables at the store. We had a delightful dinner and just sat out on the grassy knoll watching the big ships go into and out of the locks with no hives, no poison ivy, no hand gash hemorrhaging.  Life is good. www.michigan.org/property/soo-locks

​Ending our Lake Superior Circle tour. Couldn't end fast enough. We both have pine tree fatigue. Pine trees, pine trees, pine trees for miles and miles.......we saw 1 bird in 6 hours. Not impressive lol

We pull into Stillwater tent and RV campground in Nipigon, Ontario, Canada.  Once the rig is set up, I get the ladies out of the car to go for a nice walk.  We take about ten steps before I feel my head being dive bombed by bugs "TINK!" "BINK!" "TINK!" "PING!" is the sound that is coming from the top of my head as the flies slam into my scalp! "TINK!" I am thinking maybe we just walked into a swarm or something only to realize that each step forward we are becoming enshrouded by mosquitoes and flies! It was an all out assault on the pups and I! I yell for them to "FOR GOD'S SAKE HURRY UP AND GO POTTY!" lol.  They got the memo and then we zoomed back to the camper. 

After we get all settled in, we jump in the Jeep to go check out Sleeping Giant Provincial park www.ontarioparks.ca/park/sleepinggiant/maps to get some hiking in.  We check out the first "nature trail only to see a sign and then it was so overgrown one could not find the trail.  We go to the second one, same thing! This park might have been a great tourist spot at one time, but it apparently ran out of money and is essentially gone wild. 

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In Thunder Bay there is a very emotional memorial tribute to Terry Fox. He was diagnosed with cancer and had his leg amputated as a result. He ran all over North America to raise awareness and raise funds to fight this disease. One gets a very emotional reaction seeing this in person.