Northern Exposure--Day 53

As has been been typical of the weather in Duluth we woke up to another change this morning. It was overcast and chilly. We experienced rain all morning long so it was a good day to stay in and take care of things here. Around noon we decided it was time to get out of here so we started out for lunch. Even though it was noon I decided that breakfast food sounded good so we went looking for the local Perkins Restaurant. As it turns out the one in the northeast part of town was no longer there. We were not sure where it had moved so we backtracked and headed to the what is called the west end. This is actually a few miles south down Interstate 35. On our way back to the coach after eating I turned off Interstate 35 a mile too early and wound up on Interstate 535 and crossing the bridge over the St. Louis River, which separates Minnesota and Wisconsin. We wound up in Superior, Wisconsin. We took the occasion to drive to Barker's Island and look around and stop at one of the gift shops to pick up some more stuff for the grand kids.

We finally made it back to the coach to find a sick dog. Buddy, for some reason had thrown up his breakfast on the rug and in my recliner. He was also very anxious to go out to potty and did not even wait until I could get his leash on him. After doing his business and taking a little walk out in the cool weather he seemed to be okay. We have no idea what caused him to be sick. After relaxing for a while we headed up "over the hill" to the west of town to meet Joanne's brother, Roger, and his wife Marilyn for dinner at Applebee's. We had a good dinner and visit with them and it even turned out better when Roger insisted on paying the bill.