Day 17 - Espanola (Northern Ontario) to Menominee (Wisconsin, U.S.A) Another great adventure. We went to an Anglican church in Thessalon (very like Thessalonika which is very biblical) in Northern Ontario, Canada. There was only a congregation of 9. None of them under 70. The six of us nearly doubled their size. The preacher (vicar/pastor) was excellent. She had been in the Canadian forces and you could tell she was up for the job. She spotted us straight away and welcomed us in. Her uncle lives in Chichester and she had studied in England. In her sermon she told us how her house had been broken into whilst she had been on holiday. After what we wrote the other day about leaving your car unlocked, we were very surprised at this revelation. But she wove the story into a sermon about Rebecca that was absolutely stunning. She then invited the boys up to help her with all the candles. After the service she really didn't want us to go and invited us to lunch with the congregation. However, time was of the essence and we had to get back on the road. Mum and Paul need to be home in Oakville by Friday or Saturday next week. We crossed the bridge into the U.S. where Lake Huron meets Lake Superior and then drove down the coast of Lake Michigan. We went through the Hiawatha National Forest (they were having a Pow Wow - really!). We also saw chipmunks today, which are mice like creatures with stripes down their backs - very cute. In the past 2 days we have traveled 1,200 kilometers. Such fun when you fill up with petrol and it only costs GBP17.50. My old blue van cost me GBP60.00 a pop but gas in the U.S. is around 30p per litre. Also we are staying in these fabulous motels. We get a double double bedded room (4 beds) for the whole family for $55 per night. This is around GBP28.00. This included continental breakfast, internet connection, 72 (only) channels of TV, clean towels, air conditioning. What more could you want? We are all getting sore bottoms from too much sitting in the car but we are having great games of eye-spy (I spy something beginning with T - come on Dad not another tree!) and singing songs on the way - very John boy Walton.