5,122 Miles

Day 1: Made it from De Beque to Lincoln, Nebraska, 703 miles. Went through 1 heavy rainstorm near Gothenberg. Eastern Colorado and Nebraska are the greenest I’ve ever seen for this part of the country. Nothing to see of note.

Day 2: Lincoln to South Bend, Indiana, 604 miles. Found Toby’s house OK; it is nicer than I expected. Took Toby out to dinner, had a good talk. Breakfast the next morning at a mom-and-pop shop, good food at really good prices. Breakfast was $3.99 plus beverage. Nothing of else worth noting.

Day 3: South Bend to Brockville, Ontario, Canada, 701 miles. (Just over 2,000 miles into trip.) Crossed into Canada via Detroit. No problems with Customs. Did not know you could enter Canada by bridge or by tunnel; I took the bridge. Disappointed that Canada 401 had no views of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Had the misfortune of hitting Toronto traffic at rush hour. First and only time I arrived at destination after dark.

Day 4: Met up with a couple guys from the motorcycle club and decided to visit Fort Henry, (Near Kingston) built to protect Canada from an American invasion.

Ft. Henry history

Canadian politics in early 1800s

American politics – 1840

Here are two of my friends, Ralph (back) and Earl (with cannon) playing “Sink The Ship” in the Ft. Henry Visitor’s Center:

Earl (with canon) and Ralph at the Visitor’s Center

Here I am near one of the fort’s canon:

Jerry near one of Ft. Henry’s canon. (Photo by Ralph)

All-in-all this was a very good stop with good views, a bit of history, and some hard cider in a wine tasting room.

A couple more photos I found interesting:

Brass canon in courtyard

Upper walk in fort proper

Next time:

Continuing with Day 4 activities (1000 Islands Tower) and meeting some of the other rally participants.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

While the Mr. was beginning his trip, I was starting my “Staycation.”  The dogs, cats and I established our own schedule for meals and sleeping.  It was great.

Happy Trails.