Miles travelled since leaving home = 7272
Well that was a surprise. It looked as though it was going to be a nice day when leaving the hotel. Blue sky and clear. However, once on the road it was cold. Very cold. In fact extremely froid. Gerbing froid. I think my body must have become acclimatized to 3 digit or high temperatures and humidity. It felt like 40 degrees cooler than I was used to. I gave in and unloaded my jacket liner and Gerbing gloves (I had packed them for Alaska not Quebec), and that made it toasty.
I had hoped to beat some of the Montreal rush hour, although it seems like that all the time there. I had a good run at it, using 20 West, but eventually got caught up in the congestion. It was pretty slow going for about an hour, but once I cleared the main area, and the worker bees heading towards downtown, I had a clear run, all the way to Ontario and the 401.
It was a good run until about 100 miles from Bowmanville, when for about an hour it bucketed down. I cannot complain, I had had good weather virtually all the time I was riding, but this was a real soaker. Then it cleared, and dried, until I actually reached Bowmanville, when it did it again, so I arrived at my destination in the rain. Ah well.
So the first leg of my summer journey is complete. Total mileage was 7272 miles. The next leg is to spend a few weeks with family and friends, then head out on leg 3, west to Alberta, then Alaska.
I plan to reward my trusted steed with a good service, and really good clean and waxing. He deserves it. We are partners. I promise not to screw up and to feed him quality food. He promises to be ready to go when I hit the button, and not to drink too much. So he will change from being a mighty road warrior, to becoming a shining chariot for my granddaughters to enjoy. A different kind of role.
As for me, time to visit and enjoy the company of family and friends, and hopefully play a little golf. Maybe take a trip or two as well. If I do I intend to blog those.
When I will actually leave here is not defined, most likely the second week of July. So my faithful readers, I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings and log of my trip. Check back in a while, and we will continue this journey together.
Thanks for being there.
I have posted some photos for my visit to Ellicott City, and DC.
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