Day 9

Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie (FINALLY) 754km

Today we woke up to Sunshine!!!! (Cold, but sunshine!!!)

This was a long one....8hrs once all was said and done with pee/coffee & lunch stops.

When we headed out this morning it was such a 180 from yesterday. Blue skies!!! Sunglasses were a must. Here is my first view of Lake Superior. This is just a small section....but so beautiful :)

So...this is our 5th time doing the cross country road trip....to date we have only ever seen ONE Moose (it is was a juvenile one at that.) So we are always on the look out. One day left on this trip and still no sighting. Sheesh. LOTS of signs warning us of their presence....but nada. However we did see this sign below and it made us laugh. Anita...this is for you.

The sky may have been blue but man o man the roads were WET and all the flying mud and rocks left our poor car dirtier than we have ever seen her. Also 2 new cracks in the windshield compliments of the rock perps of Ontario. Boo.

Lunch time came and went so we finally decided to stop for Tim Hortons. I actually prefer Starbucks, but for some reason the majority of Ontario hasn't figured out how good Starbucks is, so Tim Hortons won by default. I used to really like Tim's but now it just gives me gut rot. ugh. But, when you have a 8+ hr drive to get through caffeine is a must. 

Our first Tim's Donuts in forever. I might not love their coffee, but man they make the best Boston Creams EVER!!!!! And yes, Shawn's is the Sour Cream Glaze. Yum.

Ok, so with out much else to report we finished our drive and landed in Sault Ste. Marie. We were so knackered that we picked up a pizza and hunkered down for what remained of our evening. We knew we had a VERY early start the next morning now having to head straight to Ottawa. 

Shawn was passed out by 10:21pm precisely.

I stayed up till midnight though. Reason being......My best friend Becca and her Husband are expecting, and they hosted a "Sex Party" to reveal the sex of the baby. For you people with dirty minds, it's not a "Sex" party........but a "Sex Party"....lol....what happens is someone other than the couple are given the results of the ultra sound. That person then fills a box with either pink or blue helium balloons and seals it shut. Then at said "Sex Party" the couple ceremoniously open the box and the balloons fly out revealing the sex!!!! Super neat idea! And a fun excuse to have a party :)

By way of the wonderful world of the internet, family and friends were able to participate live via "gotomeeting" (much like Skype). With the time change (they live in Yellowknife) the reveal didn't happen till Midnight for me, but that's ok....it's what best friends do. XOXOX

YIPPY YIPPY YIPPY.....drum   roll.....it's.....a......GIRL!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEE!!!!!