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DAY 5 STATES VISITED 03/50
Marshall to Detroit (Michigan) to Brant (Ontorio) Written by Nix So today we drove from Marshall to Canada... Brant, to be exact. On the way, however, we had to make a stop in Detroit to meet the lovely rapper Miz Korona (Paula Smiley) at Honest? Johns – what an awesome lunch/brunch. She told us a bit about the bat-shit-crazy government and how they would rather knock buildings down than let private citizens restore them. She also caught us up on the attention that The Foundation (an all female hip-hop night) is gaining, which Rob was most excited about. After we had finished our MASSIVE sandwiches (mine had more ham than you could shake a stick at) Korona led us to the Windsor tunnel. What a legend!
Onward to the camp site. We make a quick pit stop to pick up a braai (gas, sadly) as well as vleis and salad. We also procure a coffee peculator and real coffee, because by now we are all getting withdrawal symptoms – yes the coffee in America is THAT bad. After picking out our spot in Brant Conservation Area, driving past a skunk, and nearly running over a couple of romping spratlings, we put up our tents with minimal hassle. It was almost disappointing. A quick aside: There was a “complete” alcohol ban in effect (stupid Labour Day celebrations) – it did make me wonder how a “partial” ban would be enforced. So we went it search of a beer.
The Canadian border is an odd experience. You simply drive through Detroit (you don’t actually leave the city) and through a tunnel into Windsor. Bosh. Done. That is basically all there is to it. You don’t even have to get out of the car to go through border control – what a pleasure.
Finally after driving around trying to find a bar we settled in for a Bud at Charlie’s. We met Chris Strei, a budding musician and bartender. After a couple of beers we made our way back to our beautifully set-up tents, cooked the steaks and then hit the blow-up mattresses.
BRUNCH AT HONEST? JOHN'S WITH MIZ KORONA