Grand Portage, here we come!

Sunday, July 1, 2012:  The day dawned bright and sunny, with a passing rain shower in the morning, After church at Grace Baptist in Cloquet, we loaded our clothes, packed a couple of coolers and by 12:30 p.m. were ready to hit the road.

Destination: Grand Portage, MN, where we have reservations for the months of July and August at the Grand Portage RV and Marina. Dick offered me the opportunity to be the designated driver for the day--180 miles, give or take--from Cloquet through Duluth, Two Harbors, Beaver Bay, Silver Bay, Grand Marais and finally Grand Portage! On our way up the North Shore beyond Grand Marais we saw a huge bald eagle perched in a birch tree along the lake, just like he was welcoming us. Cool.

Our site is perfect! Warm sun (80s) during the day, very low humidity, a lovely breeze off Lake Superior. We arrived around 4 p.m.

Now to level the trailer, and unpack and "unsecure" everything." Apparently I did a great job securing everything--nothing moved or broke. Whew! It was key to get connected to everything before we thought about dinner, so that's what we did. Trailer level? check. Electic? check. Water? check. Clothes hung or put away? check. AC working? check. Coffee ready for the morning? check.
Then we headed to the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino for dinner -- those hamburgers were the best we've had in a long time, along with the wild rice and chicken soup and fries.

Bed seemed long overdue by 9 p.m. We both slept well until a thunder and rain storm woke us around 2 a.m. It passed quickly, and we "slept in" 'til 7:15.