Spring 1997 - Cincinnati to Yukon
Journals - 10 May 1997
Day 40 - South of Lake Brevort, MI
10 May 1997 (sunny/warm; wind from west [hint of north]; mileage = 32.2) --
A - It was a really quiet night. No deer snorting, no guns, no cars, just
"ocean" surf and seagulls. Quite nice! We got up with orange light coming
through the tent. Good sign! It was beautiful outside! The sun was shining
over the lake through the trees onto our little cliff edge. We packed up
and Chris put the sticks back over the tent print -- low impact camping! It
was a very quick take down also. We exited the reverse of our arrival, down
to the main road around the perimeter of the island. We completed our loop,
seeing Arch Rock in the process. We explored the internal roads, seeing the
cemetery and the fort. We had breakfast at the highest point on the island
(the fort). We saw the Grand Hotel, which requires women not in slacks and
men in a coat after 6 -- even on their street! It seems this place, in
general, would be capable of some grand snobbery and major money snatching
at every opportunity. It is still extremely cool to see so many bikes and
horses being used functionally. The trails and roads were very nice and an
interesting place despite the money sucking. We ferried to St. Ignace at
11:30 and found a grocery and headed off into the wind for what seemed a
very long time. Stopped at a nice roadside rest area for a big meal. After
we took off again, some people (a couple) going the other way on bikes spun
around to talk to us for a while. He suggested a campsite, but we found a
prime residence first and Chris got us invited to camp on Bernard's lawn
directly across the highway from the lake. We both bathed and feel/smell
much better now. Hopefully, we'll rise early to beat the wind (although
Bernard says it's to shift to come from SE at midnight). We'll see. I
predict rain.
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