Thunder Bay

Luckily it didn't snow anymore in the night - which was surprisingly cosy and warm. Even though the temperature was pretty low, there was no wind. First thing we did was a stop at Tim Hortons for a coffee and to plan our day. Afterwards a quick stop at the "famous" Wawa Goose 😅🦆
The road conditions were dry and it was almost sunny so we made pretty good progress. Right before a tiny town called White Haven (that's where Whinnie the Pooh comes from!) there was a small accident of a truck and they blocked the road, so we used the waiting time to clean up Ruedi. After about an hour it was cleared and we continued to one of our main destinations of the day, Pukaskwa National Park. It lays scenic right next to Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. Also in the hour drive between White Haven and the park the snow slowly disappeared and it turned into a beautiful late autumn day!
All of the park's facilities were closed but the walking trails were open so we picked a loop of several smaller walks to combine them to a 5km walk. It was a very fun and diverse walk with beach, rock and forest sections. There was one other walking trail but for at least half a day, so we rather continued on to Thunder Bay (or Tbay).
It was the perfect time of the day to explore the marina und downtown but there wasn't a lot to see (for our interest). The waterfront area was well made but even the central area was quite rundown. After a car wash (to get rid of the salt) and a refuel we checked out a restaurant chain, Boston Pizza. There have already been a few on our way so we got curious 🧐 And it wasn't anything special but now we know!

In the evening we drove by some waterfalls on the way further West but it was already too dark to see anything, so we continued to drive for a bit. After an hour of driving we crossed a time zone border (GMT -5 now) and soon found a nice spot by a little pond with water lilies to spend the night.Read more