Day two - Saturday - July 2 - Up around 6:00 for breakfast of Waffles and eggs and left Tomah at around 7:15am with Grand Marais and Rockwood Outfitters as the Goal. One thing we saw in the area North of Tomah was a lot of blown down trees and debris, it looked like a major storm with front line winds and possible tornadoes had been through the area within the last day or so, lots of destruction. On the way through Minog Wisconsin we saw a Hawk swooping through the air, that got us excited for the wildlife we were hoping to see this next week. Drove up to Duluth and then we could see Lake Superior all the way up to Grand Marais. Interesting drive through Duluth, nice clean suburbs and they have tunnels, Justin loved the tunnels. Well, we were starting to get a bit hungry at this point and decided that Betty's Pies just north of Two Harbors would be the place we would eat. Good choice, the food was awesome and the pies were phenomenal, some of the best pie I've ever had (Second place to our Mom's though!) After eating way to much we jumped in the cars and drove up to Grand Marais. Since Grand Marais is the last place we would be able to get any supplies or have Cell Phone service, we stopped at the local IGA and picked up a few odds and ends along with a 12 pack of Coke for after the trip and made our last calls for the week! Went down to the Beaver House Bait Shop to check it out, definitely worth the visit - an interesting building. Went to the visitors center for fishing regulations booklet and some general information on the area then loaded up and drove on up to Rockwood. I think we arrived at Rockwood around 3:00pm, not bad, we would have all evening to pack for the trip. After we had spent some time packing and repacking and enjoying the relaxing atmosphere of the Lodge we decided it was time to head down the Gunflint trail to the Trail Center Lodge for our "night before we paddle out" dinner. Before we got out of the drive, Mike showed up with Lynn - she looked great for what she has been through the last several weeks! We had a nice visit then headed on down to the Trail Center to eat. When we arrived there wasn't a table big enough for us available so we made for the back yard with the Aspen wood fire in the pit and the Bar on the porch, what a place, you could sit in a lawn chair next to the fire pit or grab a seat on a picnic table and just enjoy the outdoors - it was probably 72 and about 40% humidity, almost chilly! It wasn't long when they called our name and we made for the dining room. The Trail Center has a huge menu, everything from Burgers to Steaks and Prime Rib. We ate well, like we had been starved for days - our bodies must have known how many calories we'd be burning the next day (That's our story and we're stickin to it!) After dinner we drove back to the lodge to finish packing and get ready for bed. What a day and what a lot of good memories so far.