The first ferry out of Mackinac Island is at 8am, the next isn't until 9:30am. We wanted to catch the 8am ferry so we could get on down the road, hopefully, to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan where they would check my car over. Our alarm was set for 6:30am...yuck!!
It's fun to watch the dock in the early morning. We found a semi-truck from GFS on the Shepler Line pier along with the long cargo wagon and two huge horses to pull it. The Arnold Line pier had a boat pull up and a fork lift shuttled things from the boat to the beginning of the pier as though the invisible line wouldn't let the fork lift past. There are not usually motorized vehicles on The Island. 400 horses and 100 different types of carriages, 50,000,000 bikes and lots of legs walking about but not motorized vehicles. There is a police car and a fire truck. But you don't see them unless there is some type of emergency. So seeing these motorized vehicles on the piers was an interesting experience.
Soon our Star Line ferry was ready and off we headed to Mackinaw City, Michigan. For a bit we were in a race (at least it felt that way) with a freighter headed our way.
The fog was amazing as we cross the bridge into St. Ignace.
Now we had about a 1 hour drive to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It went quickly and the car did not even blink. I reset the clock. The compass was still out of kilter. But to recalibrate it you must drive in tiny little circles at a very slow pace. This is not possible on I-75, even in Michigan.
We found Rodenroth's dealership and headed inside. We gave them our history and they quickly drove my car into the bay. Claude and I camped out in the waiting area. It was now about 9am. We would be there until 3pm. They would find practically NOTHING. They ran all kinds of tests and traced wires and everything they could think of. The only thing the mechanic could come up with was a notice he had received that sometimes some of the wiring can get worn under the brake pedal. He checked it carefully and found no wear at all. He did make sure all those wires were nesting where they should be. Other than that one preventative measure there was nothing to fix. Geez!!!
While we were there I finished another needlework project, Claude and I walked to Wendy's and had lunch, I walked him back to the dealership and I headed to Walmart. I bought yarn and returned to the dealership. Such was our day.
We left the dealership and drove over the Soo Locks on the bridge between the United Stated and Canada.
We found our hotel and checked in. Then we went in search of the train station for Friday's adventure. We found that with no problem and picked up our train tickets.
We wanted to find a place for dinner. The man at the train station gave us a map and some suggestions. We drove off the map and didn't find a place. So we turned around and found our way back on the map and way up at the top of it. This was a fortunate thing because we found a steak restaurant. Claude had not had a steak dinner on this trip. He usually dines once on steak when we travel. This was a great meal.
Back to the hotel for the evening.
This day was much different that our others but we both feel better knowing that whatever was the matter with my little red car is okay now. Now we're off to Agawa Canyon tomorrow and that alarm clock, it is set for 6:30am again.
Update on Claude: He is doing okay. He has a very sore left knee. He is taking Tylenol. He is still trying to find the best way to get into the car in the driver's seat. He thinks he may have pulled something in that knee. Other than that our bike ride has had no adverse effect on our aging bodies.
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