We didn't do much Friday. We can be quite content just watching the river traffic while enjoying the great weather. We did try out the West Pier Drive In. It might now be our favorite restaurant in Sault Ste Marie. They have curb service, I don't think there is any place to sit inside. We tried a sampling. Appetizers of Walleye Fish Sticks - they were good and there were a lot of them for $7. Mushrooms - they were good and there were a LOT of them for $6. Kathy's hamburger was a little overdone, but she likes them rare. Her chocolate malt was good. I just ordered a hot dog. It was good. We had enough walleye and mushrooms to make a meal for supper. The West Pier Drive IN is at the red dot on the left of the photo below. Soo Locks Campground is at the far right.
Saturday we were up early and across the International Bridge into Canada for our Agawa Canyon train trip. 4 hours up, 1.5 hours there and 4.5 hours back. We arrived at the train station at 7AM.
We just missed sunrise at the train station.
At the canyon. We sat at this picnic table and ate the lunch Kathy packed.
The view while we ate lunch.
A common theme in the reviews of the trip was that the food was expensive so carry a sack lunch and snacks. We did buy a couple of cups of coffee during our trip back. It was good and when you consider that $4 Canadian is only $3 US, the price was reasonable. $18 Canadian ($13.32 US) for brisket on a bun and a bag of chips wasn't bad for up here, if the sandwich was good.
The other common theme was take some cards, games, etc. to keep the kids occupied on the trip back, because they were going to be BORED.
After 4 hours of trees and beautiful lakes I was starting to get bored on the way up. Most of the trip is going through a tunnel of trees, at 40 mph.
The seats faced one another so that two couples could face one another and visit. The train wasn't crowed and Kathy and I had both seats to ourselves. Two couples from near Bay City, Michigan were in the seats across from us. They seemed like nice folks but the one woman talked CONSTANTLY for 8.5 hours! I tried to listen to a book on tape on the way back, playing it through my hearing aid, via Bluetooth. The only way I could hear it was to wad my jacket up and put my head against it, like I was taking a nap and using it as a pillow.
There are two waterfalls you can walk to when you are up there, we saw one of them as the train neared the station. We did not walk to either one of them. The one we saw was okay, but certainly not breathtaking. If you come up here I would not recommend you spend an entire day on this trip.
It was cloudy most of the day, with a high of 68. It rained a little on the train ride up but no rain during the 90 minutes we were off the train. Once we crossed the bridge back into the US we noticed that the streets were wet and there were lots of puddles.
All in all it was a good day, thank you Lord.
The countdown has begun, only 5 more days in the UP. We head south back across the bridge on Thursday, August 29th.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.
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