From Brandon we fly east towards Portage La Prairie and Winnipeg. Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg are flooding out of their basins and spilling to the south. We continue to fly into the unusual headwind that has been with us since Calgary. We fly over a gradual continuum of prairie blending into forest and then into shield and a multitude of lakes. Cottages begin to appear on the lake shores and become plentiful in the Lake of the Woods. At Kenora, the lake is dotted with dark isles in shimmering silver water. Looks so inviting! We fly over Dryden and search for Eagle Lake where Ron Coutts has a family cabin.
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| Lake of the Woods |
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| Kenora |
Our next stop for fuel is Thunder Bay on the north-western shore of Lake Superior. The city is bordered on the south by a large headland. Shipping terminals are along the harbour in the bay. A long line of islands offshore provides protection for the bay. One of these islands, The Sleeping Giant, is very visible from the air.
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| Thunder Bay and The Sleeping Giant |
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| Short Final Thunder Bay |
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| Islands Protecting Thunder Bay |
A quick stop and then onwards along the north shore of Lake Superior. We fly at 5500 feet with a cloud layer 2000 feet or so above us. We traverse over Nipigon and Marathon, and then cut the corner overland to Wawa.
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| Nipigon Bay, Nipigon Strait and Black Bay |
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| North Shore Lake Superior |
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| North Shore Lake Superior |
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| Ron & Chester over North Shore Lake Superior |
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| North Shore Lake Superior |
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North Shore Lake Superior
From here we turn southeast overflying Chapleau on the way down to Sudbury. When you see Sudbury from the air, you realize that it is a very spread out city in a low basin. Smelter stacks appear in the skyline. The landscape is vegetated now in comparison to the wasteland that was created in the early years of mining. We arrive in late afternoon. Anne’s sister-in-law Laura and the kids Justin and Erin pick us up at the airport. Anne’s twin brother Tony was supposed to arrive back from work in the north tonight but is stuck in Thunder Bay overnight.
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