We got up and had our continental breakfast then down to Mackinaw City to tour the IceBreaker Mackinaw that was built during World War II to meet the heavy demands of transportation during the winter months. It was decommissioned in 2006 and a newer one took its place. It now resides in Mackinaw City for public tours. It would cut thru the Channels Lake Superior to let the ships get through cutting through more than 7 feet of ice. Then around March 25th the Soo Lock would open up and let the international ships through. It was very interesting to learn how this all happened and there were 18 women aboard. We could go down into the machinery part, which only Bill did, then up to the Galley, and saw where they slept. Then the rains came down and we went into town and had a little lunch and we headed down to Mt. Pleasant. We got there about 3?3:30pm. The temp was about 82 and the humidity was about the same. hahaha.
A great trip with a great companion. Our total mileage was 4,050 miles!!!!! My oh my.
Abby was such a good dog the whole way. Now the fun of unpacking and finding out just what we brought. Had to run to the store to get some groceries since we had NOTHING in the cupboards or refrigerator. Glad we made the trip and that all is well on the home front and we both feel good.
1 comment:
Well...you did it and bet you will be giving your itinerary to others.
I"d love to take that Canadian Pac.
train trip...
Be in touch, my kids are about an hour from Merced at this time.
Can hardly wait.....love mn
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