Road Trip, Day Two: Espanola to Wawa
Distance Travelled: 468 km
Total Distance Travelled: 928 km
It was another beautiful sunny day, one that was seemed to be designed for a long drive. I just hope that this weather holds up for the rest of my trip. I woken up an hour or so after dawn and went to the local Tim Horton's in Espanola for an injunction of much needed caffeine, before I hit the road to continue my trek westward, to my parents' place.
Currently, I'm in a small mining town of Wawa, Ontario, population approximately four thousand. I travelled nowhere near my expected goal of 500 km per day, but it was such a nice day that I took an hour break to meditate, absorbed the sun and watch the waters (Lake Superior). I left just as soon as I got centred and a bite to eat. As you can tell, I'm not really in any hurry to get home.
Wawa is an interesting and quaint town, I never really heard of it before, but then again, I am rather ignorant about Canadian geography. The locals are nice and show their prize monument of a giant Canadian Geese, apparently that's what Wawa means among the First Nation People (I hope that I've used the politically correct term - it seems to change daily up here) - actually I think it's loosely translated as 'Wild Goose,' but regardless what the name means it is a nice place. I know that I've only seen two small towns, but I'm definitely beginning to feel the charm of small towns - I could really see myself living in one for a part of my life.