Sault Ste Marie

     I'm proud of myself that I typed the name of this town without looking it up again. The spelling just doesn't stick with me. Eight years ago we were in this same campground when we were on our way to Maine across Canada.  Although the campground is located right in town it is surrounded by hardwood forest and very quiet.  The maples are at their peak in this campground and it was glorious to set outside in the sun this afternoon and just enjoy the rich colors.
    It was a short drive from Tahquamenon to the bridge between the U.S. and Canada.  However, once we got to an area where there was cell coverage, I finally was able to log into my Verizon account and setup cell phone access in Canada for $5 a day.  I am totally dependent on my phone these days to find groceries, restaurants and gas while we are on the road.

    There was about a ten minute wait in line to go through Canadian customs.  The border building is being totally remodeled and there were only two open lines.  We had our passports ready and zipped through without any problems.  It would have made more sense to just stay on the U.S. side, but I remembered this nice KOA campground on the Ontario side and couldn't find anything of equal quality in the Michigan Sault Ste Marie. So here we are for a couple days, eh?
    We had a lazy afternoon catching up on emails, Facebook, and blogging.  There's a lot going on at our cabin as we replace the septic system so we have to stay in close touch with the family.  We went out for dinner - a rare occasion for us - and did a little grocery shopping.  Then we did one of our favorite things while we are on the road - watching folks back their campers into their sites.  Some folks are real experts.  Other folks are pure entertainment.  Tonight we saw the longest combination of Class A camper pulling a huge trailer.  I am guessing the whole thing was between 65' and 70' long.  Whew.  Not too many campgrounds with sites big enough to park that one.