Monday, October 27

This is what Duluth looked like this morning before daylight.

We were out of our truck bunks by 4 AM and on the road by 5 AM.

Kristen, I thought of you when we went through several tunnels – as I know how much you like them. 🙂

It was a damp, cloudy morning, so it seemed to take a long time for daylight to arrive. It was eight o’clock before it was light enough to take a photo.

There were many miles of this kind of scenery. When it was still dark, I told Cerwin, “It looks like a place where we could see moose.”

He said, “Don’t say that.”

“I’m just saying, it looks like it.” 🙂

There were no signs warning of moose – and we didn’t see any.

Hopefully our return trip will be in daylight. On occasion we saw signs of Lake Superior to the right – and it looked choppy this morning.

We got to the border crossing just before 8:30 EST. We are going by Eastern Standard Time today, because we are in both Central and EST. The time change is right here. Our cell phones changed as we drove around the border crossing area.

After a few questions, examination of the interior of the chapel, and asking Cerwin to take the permit papers inside, we were on our way after only half-an-hour. That is a record time for us taking a chapel across the border.

Thank you for praying!

We followed this cattle-hauler for many miles.

As we passed him on a hill, I noticed angus cattle when one stuck his nose out an opening. I wished that I had my camera ready. 🙂

12 more kilometers!

A Lake Superior sighting. We had been going around the lake all morning.

Almost there

Is that the truck stop on the left?

It is!

There come Dennis (TFC’s Canadian Director) and Sam (lead chaplain for this truck stop). Can you tell that they were watching for us?

Cerwin and Chaplain Sam

Park it over there – next to the electric pole.

But first – a hug from Dennis.

Cerwin checking the electric hookup.

After breakfast in the truck stop restaurant and meeting the wife (of the husband/wife owners) the men began working on some of the setup.

Over breakfast Sam told us he learned yesterday that the border crossing we used this morning has a reputation for being one of the toughest because it is a training crossing. So he was surprised when he learned that we crossed so quickly.

They will not complete the setup before we leave, as there are things to do yet in the area where the chapel is parked – like stoning the area so it won’t be muddy for the approach to the steps.

The truck stop was recently remodeled and repaved.

It is good to be here – after many months of construction and planning.