So my time in Ontario visiting family and friends ends, time to head west for home. Had a great time, and the bike got plenty of action with pillion riders.
Left Waterloo at 0600, light rain, drizzle and low clouds. Not too much water on the roads, and light traffic so it was good going. I took H7 until cutting down to the 402, and then to Sarnia. No waiting at the border, and into Michigan. Most of the morning weather was on/off drizzle, but it was much cooler than of late, at least 25*F, and I was glad of the jacket besides it being waterproof.
So west on I69, then north on I75 and across the Mackinaw Bridge. Very impressive, and quite the site of the lakes as you cross. The scenery until then was like northern Ontario as one went north. Woods, marsh and some lakes. Northern Michigan is obviously a large recreation area, camping, fishing, canoeing. Once across the bridge I picked up H2 (the same one in Washington), and headed west. It travels right alongside the northern shores of Lake Michigan, and has many sandy beaches. I then cut north to pick up R23, and rode along the south shore of Lake Superior. Scenic if you like a huge lake, more like an ocean. It was windy, so lots of whitecaps.
Most of the day I experienced little traffic, but did see an enormous number of bikes on a road trip. I guess the area is very popular for that as well as recreational vacations. Along H2 were many touristy places and stores, but at times nothing in the way of houses, or gas stations. I thanked having my 6 gallon tank a few times to-day.
About 4 pm I entered into blue skies, I guess the tail end of the front, and it soon warmed up. I found out that Ironwood had torrential rain yesterday, and the motel was struck by lightning. It seems the forecast is good for the next few days, so hopefully I’ll get good weather.
So tomorrow, it is onto Duluth, then H2 west for a few hundred (or thousand) miles.
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