Duluth

After we cleared the border from our trip to Thunder Bay, we drove back to Duluth. By the time I got back to Duluth, I was running on fumes from the 2 hours of sleep I got in the Walmart parking lot. We went back to Bob’s place to relax a bit. Bob lives in an old firehouse that was converted into apartments so the building is pretty cool.

Historic red brick Romanesque Revival building with arched windows and doors, featuring a central balcony and ornate facade

He also has an awesome view of Lake Superior.

Waterfront view under cloudy skies with parked cars in foreground and large body of water visible in distance

After a while of relaxing, we decided to go to the mall for a little bit and then Walmart to get the ingredients to make our own homemade Poutine. It didn’t turn out too bad.

Bowl of poutine with french fries topped with brown gravy and white cheese curds in red dish

After we ate, we decided to go down to Canal Park and check out the scenery. The weather was turning bad and it was very foggy.

Single streetlight glowing in darkness with light rays radiating through foggy night sky Foggy nighttime road scene with multiple streetlights creating halos of light through dense mist Industrial waterfront structure with bright lights reflected in water during heavy fog at night Small tugboat or work vessel silhouetted against lights in foggy nighttime conditions Steel truss lift bridge partially obscured by thick fog with lights reflecting on water below

We were looking at the radar and we could see Superior was going to get hit hard. We decided to drive over to Superior. It did start to rain and eventually started to rain really hard.

Dark nighttime image showing vehicle taillight glow and distant bridge lights barely visible

When we got back into Duluth, we drove through the coordinated stop and go lights. I’ve never really seen them this coordinated before.

After that, it was time to crash. I was definitely ready for sleep and needed some quality sleep for the drive the next day to Texas.

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