As everyone was waking up this morning from a short night’s
sleep from all of the cleaning done last night, we encountered something we
have not come across yet during our expedition.
The moon and stars were visible as the cooks woke up to prepare
breakfast but only until the storm moved in with thunder and lightning which
caused some delay in our departure from camp.
Most of us were still in our tents so we got a little extra sleep until
it was safe to come out while the rest of the group waited the storm out in the
van. After the first front country meal
in about a month filled our bellies with eggs, bacon, and potatoes, we loaded
up and got back on the road to the good ole U.S.A. A short drive from Pancake Bay on the
coastline of Lake Superior put us on the international customs bridge in Sault
St. Marie. We got through border patrol
without any hassle and were finally back on American soil. Once we were in Michigan, we made our way
down to St. Ignace for a lunch break and to visit some museums in town that
featured the Ojibway tribe history which has historic roots in the area. We met back as a group for lunch featuring
BLT sandwiches following our look around at the coastal town on Lake Huron at
the North end of the Mackinac bridge. Crossing the famous suspension bridge for the
second time took me back to our first week of the expedition as we had no idea
on what to expect in our previous four weeks spent together in Canada. With hundreds of miles being covered today,
we only made a few stops with our last one being in Big Rapids, Michigan, to
fill our trailer up with groceries up at Walmart. Our final destination today is a campground
in Newaygo, Michigan where we had dinner that filled our bellies with hot dogs,
baked beans, and topped off with Tyler’s surprise birthday ice cream cake. We will be heading to our first professional
visit tomorrow to Howard Christensen Nature Center so we will try to look as
“professional” as possible with wearing our sharp looking polo shirts that we
received at Horn Field Campus. Looking
forward to hearing from some experts in the field besides hearing Jeff and Ryan
all day every day. Early morning ahead
of us with lots to do tonight but we will take each day as it comes.
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