All great things come to an end.
Trip Start
Jul 07, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 09, 2008
Belleville,
Ontario,
Canada
Saturday, August 9, 2008
After a nice morning of hanging out with Alain and Marie Eve, re-hydrating from the night before, I packed the bike for the final time and headed off. Before making my way back to Belleville I had one more stop to make in Winchester, south-east of Ottawa. My friends Gerry and Jacquie have been taking care of my dog Maiya (she's a 1&1/2 year-old Golden Doodle) and I had to go see them.
Maiya recognized my voice immediately and quite literally ran me over, knocking me onto my back. She's such a sweet dog, it was great to see her. Gerry, Jacquie and their daughters are taking great care of her, although apparently their cats aren't quite as kind. :)
Gerry had some new wheels to show off as well, the classic tourer, a Yamaha Venture Royale
Heading off from Alain's
. A great bike, I'm sure they'll get some memorable trips of their ow out of it. While I enjoyed my seeing them and catching up, I was anxious to get home so after a brief visit it was on the road for the final few km. For a nice change of pace I had NO RAIN today (I know!). As with the rest of the trip, this leg was also uneventful and by 5pm I was pulling into my driveway.Total mileage today - 321km
Total mileage for entire trip - 16,921km!
These past 5 weeks were incredible: the sights seen, time spent with friends and family, pictures taken, and memories created. Most importantly was the time spent alone on the road getting right with myself. It had been a rough few months leading up to this trip and I come away feeling at peace with where I am and where I am going. Everything happens for a reason...
I want to give a special thank you to my most awesome neighbours, Jacek and Urszula, who kindly took care of my house, collected my mail, and even mowed my lawn after the guy I hired to do it failed to show. Without them this trip would have been much more difficult and stressful. Thank you both!
