Hi – this is Anne and I thought I’d make a little entry, to add another voice to our experiences. So many things occur to me, so maybe this will be a start for me.
Currently we’re in Sault (pronounced Soo) Ste. Marie in MI. It stands for the Rapids of St. Mary. John had heard of this place while living in Canada, so he was curious to check it out. We discovered there are two towns, two sides of the border. – a city name and border shared by the U.S. and Canada. When we set our destination mid-air with ATC they asked if we were going to “American Soo” or “Canadian Soo” 🙂
We’ve been camping for 4 nights, so last night we checked in to the “Soo Locks” hotel, a lovely place – took a long-awaited shower, and then a soak in the jacuzzi which is in the bedroom! Hair washed, ahhh, and clean all over, we’re sitting in the room catching up. We decided to stay here another night, not camp, and rest up before taking off. The weather was a factor in that decision.
We hear there are Locks – I always enjoyed seeing the ones in Seattle when I lived there, and the charming one in Paris we saw last April with Molly – so we’ll go see them. A cool thing about these is that they shift water levels between 3 of the Great Lakes (Michigan, Huron and Superior), in one meeting place here in Soo.
I’d love to see a comment from you on the Blog if you’re so inclined. A little down on the right hand side is also a place you can put your email address that will let you know when a new entry is posted.
We’re off to the Locks, and prior to that heading over to the lunch that is evidently every Wednesday at the small airport where we landed. That’ll be a great way to find out more about this lil’ place from locals (who also fly)…
~Anne
John & Anne Wiley 