Day 48 Sat July 16th: Sault Ste Marie to Home; 800 kms (Peter)

Map Link:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?saddr=Sault+Ste.+Marie,+ON&daddr=44.51006,-79.09555+to:West+Hill,+Toronto,+Ontario&hl=en&ll=44.6413,-80.293579&spn=2.247305,3.532104&sll=45.135555,-81.782227&sspn=4.456018,7.064209&geocode=FdUKxgId0Ov4-il7jIEIFTE2TTHNIdsTtQ5bxQ%3BFWwrpwIdAhlJ-ynN-D5ngkzVTDG4PMxFa3N-Dw%3BFQ3YmwId-F9H-ymJfPMxUNrUiTFMZ-fgGkTIvA&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=7&via=1&z=8

This is the part of the journey were Peter & I go separate ways.  He is going around Georgian Bay to Toronto, while Ken & I are going across it on the Chi Cheemaun ferry to Tobermory.  My trip is much shorter, only 600kms.

By the time I wake up Peter is long gone (7 AM).  Later, I learned that he had lunch with his friends in Bala as planned and was still home by 4 PM.  Wow! He also mentioned that it was funny riding alone. He kept looking in his mirror to see me; much the same as he had done the whole trip. "Where is the heck is Armstrong anyway?"  However, this time he didn't have to turn around and go back looking for me.

Ken and I wasted no time in getting to Southmouth Bay to catch the 1:30 ferry.  We arrived better than a half an hour early, expecting that we would have time to kill.  Not true. We were quickly ushered into the nearly full parking lot with the other motorcycles.  Shortly after that the Chi Cheemaun came around the corner and docked.  We were the last bikes to board the ferry.  Some of Peter's good luck must have rubbed off on me.  One of the staff members said it was the busiest day that seen since the beginning of the summer.  It wasn't even a holiday weekend.  We had a nice sunny crossing to Tobermory and headed home with quite a few "butt stops."  Maybe it knew the trip was coming to an end and it wanted to make the most of it as well.

I think that Peter's comments about our "Living The Dream" Trip are correct. Peter said, " It felt good to be home.  The Dream is over, but like the dream catchers I bought in Vancouver the memories will exist forever. We travelled 23,300 kms over the last 48 days, averaging 500 kms per day.  The sites we saw surpassed our wildest expectations.  The trip would not have been the same if we done is solo.  Riding with a person who became your friend and riding buddy made the trip what it was.  The memories will last forever.

This completes the "Living The Dream Trip."  Join us next year, when the 3 Amigos head through Eastern Canada.

Thanks for joining our adventure.
Peter, Doug & Dave