Yukon Ho!

May 27, 2006: Thunder Bay to Manitoba

May 31, 2006 on 1:32 am | In Uncategorized |

Woke up around 930 and found that Kakabeka Falls is not just a catchy campground name. Our site was right next to a river that turned into rapids that turned into a MONSTER waterfall. Good thing we decided against the midnight swim the night before.
There was an awesome boardwalk on either side of the gorge around the falls so after showering (which took about an hour since the showers were in the RV park which was on the opposite edge of the campground from the tent area -sensible and convenient!) we walked around and took some pictures. You may enjoy them below.
Also just before we left, this ballsy little chipmunk jumped in the van and feasted on some of our van-crumbs. He was pretty intent on hanging out till he was full but, cute as he was, we decided he would probably turn not-so-cute pretty quickly if he found himself hurtling down the highway in the van. We scared him out and hand-fed him on the grass for awhile before we left.
Back on the road there was a gas station about 20 minutes away where we scored some coffee. Shortly after that we crossed time zones so I’m writing this to all you Ontarians FROM THE PAST!
After another hour of driving we decided we were starving and stopped at this huge log cain that served as a convenience store/LCBO/gas station/diner/ATV raffle headquarters/proprieters of the “World’s Best Beef Jerky”/washroom stop.
The following are the reasons it was a sweet dining experience…
- The over-hard eggs maintained the shape of the yolk without being runny
- The two-egg breakfast included FOUR whole sausages where most diners will try to get away with giving you just two. Also, they cut each sausage in half, length-wise, so it was really like getting EIGHT sausages
- The omelettes were massive
- The coffee was hot and never-ending and the waitress was on the ball with the refills (plus the first drops of coffee were hitting the cup before our asses hit the chairs)
- The old guy wearing measuring tape suspenders…was wearing measuring tape suspenders
Near Ignace we saw another black bear snuffling on the side of the road. This bear was also not a moose or elk or any other form of new and as-yet-unphotographed wildlife so we only slowed down instead of stopping.
*Note to parents -some of you may be worried by the number of bears we’ve already seen just four days into the trip, but don’t worry -they’ve all been eating delicious, delicious grass and as we all know, grass does not taste like human flesh. From this we can deduce with a high degree of scientific accuracy that black bears do not want to eat us.*
Our last stop of the day was Kenora -a very cool little city with water all around it and a ton of neat sidestreets, old brick buildings and cottages. We got dinner at Tim Horton’s where Sean and I were psyched out by the Kenora Double Chocolate Timbit which looks exactly like the Chocolate Sour Cream of Hamilton. Sniff sniff.
We didn’t drive much more after that as Sean was challenged to find a Manitoba campground before dark so we could set up during daylight hours. Thanks to the guy with the day-glo orange hair at the Manitoba tourist centre who directed us to Whiteshell Provincial Park. It had the cheapest camping yet -tent sites were $12 compared to Ontario’s $25 ones.
Oh yes, I’m supposed to mention that Sean knows all the words. To all the songs we listen to. (That’s not what I said! –Sean)
Amy

(View all of our pictures here: http://www.burak.ca/gallery/v/YukonHo/)