Toronto And Home

The Ambasssdor Bridge, We are Almost Home!

Tuesday morning I awoke with only one thought, "to go home." We had been on the road four and half weeks and we were ready. Unfortunately this meant we would not be stopping in Montreal to meet up with a friend and eat a smoked meat sandwich or visiting the Insectarium de Montreal.

So we loaded up the car had breakfast and headed west. We crossed northern New York and over into Ontario, Canada. We hit traffic just east of Toronto and that would be the norm until we got to Woodstock west of Toronto. We did make a quick stop in downtown Toronto to go to Mountain Equipment Co-op. There was a bag that I saw in the Halifax, NS store that I wanted to buy.

It then started to rain and the traffic got worse. We averaged about 20 mph for the next 70 miles. Eventually it did break up and the rain stopped. Before we knew it we were crossing the Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River and into the USA. We got through customs quickly and we were home hugging Mom by 9:30 pm.


Plattsburgh, NY to Ypsilanti, MI, 618 miles 12 hrs 2 min

We are Off to Carlisle, PA

Joe and Ned Ready to Go

Yesterday we set off on the first part of the trip. Ned was a bit sad at leaving Mom but we will see her in five days. The drive was uneventful and we only stopped for dinner and gas in Cranberry, PA.


Ypsilanti, MI to Carlisle, PA, 464 miles 7 hrs 21 min