Day 3 - 7/29

Day 3 - July 29
If I ever wondered WHY I make Bonnie come along on these adventures, today reminded me of WWWHHHHHYYY! Oh, she’s good company. She’s also a good navigator. But, there’s more.
Today we did our best ever with the fifth wheel - 470.3 miles - from Sudbury, On., to Marathon, On. We saw perhaps 100 lakes and ponds over tons of hills, traveling along the east and north shores of Lake Superior.
We hit the road at 8:40 - that’s better! Along the way we did hit an elevation of 1539', but much or the time we were in the 600 foot range, with our campground tonight - on the shore of Lake Superior - at 603'.
Now, about Bonnie’s super hero qualities.
I have this thing about paying for gas. I won’t go to Exxon/Mobil - or Esso as they still call it up here. Well, I did yesterday, the OTHER time I almost ran out of gas. Did I say "OTHER" time?
Well today, we were headed into some town, and I was running a bit low. Happy Days, we came around a corner and there was a gas station, but it was an Esso. :( Along with being the biggest, they are also the greediest! While everyone else is charging $ 0.959 / liter, they’re at $0.999. Now, I know that’s only 20 cents/ gallon, but it’s the principle of the thing.
Bonnie suggested that I fill up anyway. No way! I put in half a tank and said I’d pick up some more at a more reasonable station.
Did I mention that this part of the world is quite rural? Not Casco or Naples or Waterford rural, but RURAL! Not that that fact is an excuse!
So..... there are NO gas stations from Sault St. Marie to Wawa, Ontario!!! If you have a tank of gas you’re all set, but with only half a tank you are in big trouble. This time Bonnie said she’d guard the truck while I walked! (For those of you unaccustomed to our ritual stories, in the Mohave Desert, when the truck started dinging with low fuel, at over 100 degrees, I said I’d guard the truck while Bonnie went for gas!)
We made it 20 miles after the low fuel light came on, but the next town was 25 miles further on.
Here’s where the super hero stuff comes in!
We approached a sign denoting the regional headquarters of the Lake Superior Provincial Park. The sign also had a "?" for questions. My co-pilot suggested that we might stop there and ask about any possible gas stations closer than Wawa. Genius!
We went in on bended knee and the two young ladies in charge said to pull around the side and they’d get us enough gas to make it to WAWA!
YEA!
The other crazy thing is that they apparently do this on occasion, so they have a policy all in place. All they ask is for a donation. We paid the full price - in AMERICAN currency - and were thankful at that.
I’ve decided to keep my co-pilot on for sure!!