Day 19

Being sunnier and warmer than yesterday, everyone is excited about cruising around in the pontoon boat.  At first we thought we were at full throttle and going about 5 mph, but fortunately there were several more levels and soon were headed to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore at a good clip.  There were some very sweet colored rock formations, but watching Emma and Gordon drive the boat was the highlight of the 9 hour excursion.  Beaching the boat on a secluded white sand beach of Grand Island was really cool and there were 3ft. fish swimming around quite close to shore.  There was probably a 30 degree drop in temperature from the sun drenched beach to the lake-chilled winds 1/2 mile off shore.  Dad bought 'pasties' (pastry on the outside with dinner on the inside) to enjoy on the boat.   After a great, and exhausting, day on the water, we drove to the locks of Sault St. Marie and saw some very big boats navigating between the Superior and Huron great lakes. Our campsite for the night is right along the channel and everytime a boat comes through we hear the loud ship horn warning all of us of its approach...should be a memorable stay. Gordon prayed tonight that we'd all have a good sleep

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