The title makes it sound like I'm glad to be done with vacation. But that's not the case at all! We're always sad to leave Lake Superior behind. But once we headed out of Duluth we found the bad weather had set in. We drove much of the way in conditions like this.
Jill drove the whole way and we made the four hour drive in six hours! WCCO later reported that there were over 440 crashes statewide and we feel very fortunate to not have been part of that total. We saw some vehicles upside down, some just slid off the edge and one of which all that remained was a burned out shell. At Hinckley we were detoured off the Interstate due to a crash ahead. Somebody was looking out for us yesterday! Thank you Dear Lord!
We've been to this particular cabin so many times that we seem to be running out of places to take our group picture. Cher's big bed was this year's choice.
But we also wanted a picture with the (empty) bottle of wine Cher'd brought for her mystery meal. They say women, in particular, choose a wine based on the label and this one seemed appropriate.
What we hung around Duluth for was the Mesabi Miner coming through the Canal. The timing was almost perfect. We saw him on the horizon as we started to pack up at the cabin. So we switched it into high gear and made it down to Duluth with about fifteen minutes to spare.
We ended up seeing only about half as many ships as usual but it was a good week for leisure activities and, except for the drive home, came back refreshed and relaxed.
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The label on the wine bottle reads "Middle Sister Smarty Pants".
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