Ann's Blog from the July 2009 Trip to Canada

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Mon. July 27

We woke up at 7:30 to the pitter-patter of rain on the metal roof . Oh what a sound. If my back was not hurting I could lay there a long time. The rain has stopped long enough to put in to windows on the porch. Then the rain is back. Hannah has spent the whole day down by the water with her friends and I mean right through the rain. Paul helped with the windows and then pretty much did nothing but lay around the rest of the day. They would get under the inner tube during the showers. For dinner we are having roasted grilled potatoes and Brat patties.

Sunday July.26

The Day started at 3:50 am finished packing the two coolers and the rest of the last minute bags. We made it out by 4:50 am. Toll roads 355 and 290 were very empty on this Sunday morning so it was easy driving. When we got into Duluth, MN we decided to drive along the lakefront a few miles before we headed up the big hill. Hannah & Paul were able to take some pictures of the big ships in the docks. There was one ship heading out to sea. We made our annual stop at Gander Mountain near Duluth. Paul got a new Browning Camouflage hat and Hannah got a new Gander Mountain T –Shirt to replace her old one from 2 years ago. From there Paul drove the car while we ate Dairy Queens. A wonderful story from Hank the Cow Dog made the road 502 a quick trip. When we arrived Hannah’s cousins where there to welcome her. Jeff, John and Ron were working on Jeff’s steps. We then proceeded to unpack all of Bridget’s hard work from the morning and night before. I don’t know when the others went to bed but I fell into it at 10, the rest is history. P.S. We told Jason about the internet connection and he was all over it so he could keep up on work.