On Friday morning we woke up to a phenomenal view of "the big lake they call Gitche Gumee." Lake Superior! The kids could see what they thought was the other side but that was just Wisconsin. Lake Superior, the world's largest fresh water lake, holds 10% of the world's fresh water. There is enough water to flood North and South America to a depth of one foot. Tanner and Sterling have taught me the way to remember all the Great Lakes - "HOMES" - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Superior is so large it can contain all the other Great Lakes plus 2 more the size of Lake Erie.
We drove down the beautiful scenic route of Hwy 61 to Duluth. We parked in an open public parking lot off the beaten path near Duluth's Canal Park water front area. We visited the Maritime Museum where Peyton was Captain.
The Museum was right next to the canal that had 2 light houses at each end of the break water. We were fortunate enough to witness a massive Canadian ship entering the Superior Bay through the canal. The kids liked to watch the Aerial Lift Bridge raise and lower it's road allowing for the huge ship to pass under.
We then headed out for a swim. Lets just say the water was cold. So much so that it literally took my breathe away when I jumped in.
After swimming Cindi cooked us a fabulous Spaghetti and meatballs dinner in the RV. It was very yummy! Cindi is a great cook! In the summer Duluth has a "movie in the park" so we decided to go. After all... the price was right... free. We decided to keep our parking spot and walk/rip-stick the 1+ mile to Leif Erickson Park where the movie Zoro was showing. We brought our own popcorn with Hot Tamales and drinks.
After the movie we unfortunately had to make the trek back to the RV. It was almost midnight. On our way back we meet a nice woman, walking her dog, who informed us that approx. 400 runners were headed our way running an annual midnight 5K run. So when we approached the start and finish lines we set back up our comfortable, portable USC chairs and cheered on the runners to the finish. Our quiet parking lot, empty when we pulled in at 2pm, was now packed with the runner's cars. We had to wait 'till after 1:30am for that one car parked behind us to leave to give us enough room to exit to drive to WM. Late night again. Sometimes I think we are just keeping Pacific Time. Seems like we've been staying up 2 hours later and, of course, getting up 2 hours later.
After the movie we unfortunately had to make the trek back to the RV. It was almost midnight. On our way back we meet a nice woman, walking her dog, who informed us that approx. 400 runners were headed our way running an annual midnight 5K run. So when we approached the start and finish lines we set back up our comfortable, portable USC chairs and cheered on the runners to the finish. Our quiet parking lot, empty when we pulled in at 2pm, was now packed with the runner's cars. We had to wait 'till after 1:30am for that one car parked behind us to leave to give us enough room to exit to drive to WM. Late night again. Sometimes I think we are just keeping Pacific Time. Seems like we've been staying up 2 hours later and, of course, getting up 2 hours later.
