We woke to gray skies and quickly packed up camp. Then we walked along the breakwater on Artist's Point and purchased breakfast at the 'best doughnut shop in the world' and the Holiday gas station (that iced coffee!). And, yes, they were pretty good pastries!
Even though the skies were gray, the drive back down the North Shore was beautiful and we made a couple of short stops. We headed into Duluth hoping to see a big ship or two. Canal Park had easy parking and a very good Army Corps of Engineers museum.
There we found out no ships the were scheduled to pass under the bridge until early evening. For anyone who has read the book, The Shipping News, it was fun to see the free, daily bulletin of the shipping news. As we walked back to the car the gray skies opened up and we quickly decided that putting up the tent in the rain wouldn't be fun, so we called Jo in Minneapolis to see if she would let us visit a day early! Thank you Jo! Our drive was a few hours longer than planned but that was just fine! We later learned that we would have endured 1.5-2 inches of rain if we had camped. No thank you.
Even though the skies were gray, the drive back down the North Shore was beautiful and we made a couple of short stops. We headed into Duluth hoping to see a big ship or two. Canal Park had easy parking and a very good Army Corps of Engineers museum.
There we found out no ships the were scheduled to pass under the bridge until early evening. For anyone who has read the book, The Shipping News, it was fun to see the free, daily bulletin of the shipping news. As we walked back to the car the gray skies opened up and we quickly decided that putting up the tent in the rain wouldn't be fun, so we called Jo in Minneapolis to see if she would let us visit a day early! Thank you Jo! Our drive was a few hours longer than planned but that was just fine! We later learned that we would have endured 1.5-2 inches of rain if we had camped. No thank you.
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