Day Twenty Five
The day started at sunrise. We picked ourselves out of bed and began the day with a beautiful walk with the pups. Weather forecast said the day was going to be hot, and the morning was definitely playing it’s part. With no morning chill and a beautiful sunrise to watch, you almost felt you where walking along a tropical beach.
Today we are off to explore Sudbury and visit Lori’s aunt Shirley who lives on the north end of Sudbury. We gave Sophie her Gravol pill, packed her and Gizmo up, and headed off for a two and a half hour drive. Driving the truck is far more relaxing than the RV and gives me the opportunity to enjoy the sights a little. The island is starting to come alive from its winter slumber, and all the trees are bursting with young leaves. On the north end of the island, there is a bridge which connects to the mainland. It is a narrow single lane swing bridge that makes one hell of a racket as you cross to leave the island.
We arrived into Sudbury around eleven and our first stop was the thirty foot high replica of the 1951 Canadian nickel, located at the Dynamic Earth Science Museum. Information posts had been spread out, providing history of Sudbury as you explored the area. Two historical points that jumped out. Thomas Edison is credited with the original discovery of the ore body at Falconbridge. Two, the black rocky outcrops around Sudbury are not naturally black. They are permanently stained charcoal black by the air pollution in a layer that penetrates up to 3 inches into the once pink-grey granite.
By the time we left the Big Nickel, the temperature was pushing past twenty seven degrees. We cranked on the A/C and headed north to Lori’s aunt, in Hanmer. We visited for an hour, said our farewells, and headed off once more to explore Sudbury. The temperature was now thirty one and we decided to do the exploring from the comfort of our truck, I’m sure the pups were thankful for that. Early afternoon We grabbed a late lunch and decided to head home to relax in some shade.
It was after five by the time we arrived home and far cooler on the island compared to Sudbury. We slowly watched the temperature drop down to twenty three before we arrived at our site.
