Today was going to be the final stretch of our big trip. We took our time getting ready and didn't leave until 8:30 am. We stopped 30 minutes after leaving in Westlake to fill up. From there it'd be smooth sailing on I-90 all the way to Buffalo.
Breakfast stop in Westlake, OH.
We missed Cleveland's morning rush hour traffic as we hardly encountered any delays going through the city. We made a couple more stops along the I-90 including one just before crossing the Pennsylvania-New York border. That's where we filled up for the last time in the US and said our goodbyes to Jim and Sandy. They still rode with us as far as the exit to the Peace Bridge in Buffalo but after that we were on our own. Jim and Sandy continued east to another rally happening in Epsom, NH.
Crossing the border wasn't a problem and the guy in the cash booth was really excited to see us back in Canada as he started chanting our names (which are on our vests). While in Canada, Heather and I switched to riding the back roads, mainly Hwy 3 to Dunnville, which was our last stop on the road home.
From Dunnville, it was more back roads as we tried to avoid the afternoon traffic of major cities by passing west of Hamilton, east of Cambridge and west of Guelph. When finally got to Waterloo, Heather and I got separated for five minutes as she missed a turn mainly due to fatigue. We caught up five minutes later and arrived home with the 5 pm traffic. We were welcomed by a warm supper made by my mom. Once home, Heather went straight to bed, while I organized the photos and other miscellaneous things.
We both had a great time during the trip and were glad to be accompanied by an experienced rider such as Jim. Thank you.
We also accomplished another milestone in our short riding careers. We both went past the 10,000 km plateau with me doing it in Ohio, about 20 miles short Pennsylvania, and Heather doing it in the vicinity of the US/Canada border.
Overall, we did over 2,350 km (1,460 miles) and five states (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York) in six days. It was a great experience and we look forward to doing more in the future.
Crossing the border wasn't a problem and the guy in the cash booth was really excited to see us back in Canada as he started chanting our names (which are on our vests). While in Canada, Heather and I switched to riding the back roads, mainly Hwy 3 to Dunnville, which was our last stop on the road home.
From Dunnville, it was more back roads as we tried to avoid the afternoon traffic of major cities by passing west of Hamilton, east of Cambridge and west of Guelph. When finally got to Waterloo, Heather and I got separated for five minutes as she missed a turn mainly due to fatigue. We caught up five minutes later and arrived home with the 5 pm traffic. We were welcomed by a warm supper made by my mom. Once home, Heather went straight to bed, while I organized the photos and other miscellaneous things.
We both had a great time during the trip and were glad to be accompanied by an experienced rider such as Jim. Thank you.
We also accomplished another milestone in our short riding careers. We both went past the 10,000 km plateau with me doing it in Ohio, about 20 miles short Pennsylvania, and Heather doing it in the vicinity of the US/Canada border.
Overall, we did over 2,350 km (1,460 miles) and five states (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New York) in six days. It was a great experience and we look forward to doing more in the future.
SEASON STATS
Today's trip: 581 km - 361 miles
2009 to date: 3,870 km - 2,405 miles (45.5%)
2009 goal: 8,500 km - 5,282 miles
To obtain goal: 4,630 km - 2,877 miles
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It was great riding with you two on the first of what I expect will be many epic trips.
ReplyDeleteYou done good!
Jim