July 9: A Third Day of Exploring Thunder Bay

For my third day of Thunder Bay, I wanted to have breakfast at The Hoito, but they ultimately were too busy and I went to Intercity Shopping Centre and ate at the food court there. After eating, I hit up Shoppers Drug Mart to buy some toothpaste and razors. Then I headed to Real Canadian Superstore for some ketchup chips, a candy bar, and bottled coffee.

For Bluefest, I decided to stay sober for the night so I could get up early and not be hungover. The next day I'd drive as much as I can to get as close as I could to Toronto. I first picked Ryan up and then I parked the car in the parking garage downtown. Compared to Austin, they have cheap rates!

Modern multi-story parking structure with BMO signage and entrance to Waterfront District Parkade on an urban street corner White parking sign reading 'Welcome to the Waterfront District Parkade' with daily parking rates of $1.00/hour, max $5.00/day and usage instructions Interior view of concrete parking garage with parked vehicles under fluorescent lighting

For the most part, we just went to Bluefest and then The Pier once or twice between sets. I drank soda or water the whole time and just relaxed during my last night in Thunder Bay. The weather did turn out to be a bit interesting, and it did rain hard for a while. Luckily, by the time Randy Bachman came on stage, it was just a bit chilly and the rain was gone. He put on a good show, and I was happy to see him.

After the show was done, I walked back to my car and then dropped Ryan off at Pier again. I headed back to the hotel and then got as much sleep as I could get. The following are some pictures I took during this day while walking around.

Historic two-story red brick building with arched entrances and decorative cornice, white pickup truck parked in front Vibrant street mural featuring colorful abstract designs and figures painted on building wall with dumpsters in front Historical mural painted on tan brick wall depicting people in a scene, with red and blue painted borders Downtown street view looking toward waterfront with multi-story building displaying Canadian flag and water visible in distance Stately nine-story beige stone building with Canadian flag on top, classical architectural details, and waterfront visible beyond Parking lot overlooking harbor with Lake Superior and cargo ship visible in the distance under cloudy skies Wide urban arterial road with traffic lights, commercial buildings to the left, and open area with distant buildings on the right White Ford pickup truck with 'Thunder Bay' lettering stopped at railroad crossing intersection Street perspective toward downtown with prominent tall building framed by shorter structures, water visible at street's end View between buildings looking toward Lake Superior with Sleeping Giant formation visible on horizon and sailboat on water

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