It's been hot in Cincy and I was planning to escape to the upper Michigan cool water. I took a look at the weather on Thursday and it looked good for the weekend so I departed on Friday. I attracted a friend that was also looking for cooler weather, so we were a flight of two. The plan was Sault Ste. Marie motel and the Soo Lock Tour and then one night of camping on Drummond Island. We had never been to either of them so it was new to us. Hey, the Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the fresh water on the planet so we might as well go there.
A North wind so we were running low on the way up. Tim is in his composite KISS TR-1 aircraft to the left side of the photo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-R_KIS_TR-1
Approaching Mackinac Island
We hiked from the airport to an inexpensive Crestview Budget motel in Sault Ste. Marie. A one star but it was better than that. Walking tour of the area Friday evening and up early to continue the walking tour and Soo Lock Tour. I played a game of chess with a guy I met there under the awning. I had a couple beers before but held my own but finally lost. Those guys later gave us a ride around town and I gave one of them, the guy that beat me, a ride in the aircraft.
A North wind so we were running low on the way up. Tim is in his composite KISS TR-1 aircraft to the left side of the photo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-R_KIS_TR-1
Approaching Mackinac Island
We hiked from the airport to an inexpensive Crestview Budget motel in Sault Ste. Marie. A one star but it was better than that. Walking tour of the area Friday evening and up early to continue the walking tour and Soo Lock Tour. I played a game of chess with a guy I met there under the awning. I had a couple beers before but held my own but finally lost. Those guys later gave us a ride around town and I gave one of them, the guy that beat me, a ride in the aircraft.
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