Day 108
I awoke to a warm day already well underway. I packed up and
headed off to Baddeck's main attraction: the Alexander Graham Bell Museum.
It was air conditioned so I took my time enjoying the exhibits and
learning a bit more about the man and his inventions.
Shortly after noon, I headed off to begin my return journey to Timmins.
I soon crossed the Canso Causeway and left Cape Breton Island and soon
passed through Antigonish for the last time (for a while, anyway). I
took a few secondary highways to avoid a toll and soon found myself on the
Trans Canada heading north into New Brunswick. I had noticed a cheap
motel near the Quebec border so I headed towards it stopping for gas and
the occasional bite to eat. I found my accomodations and moved in for
the rather warm night. After some surfing and TV catchup, I headed
to bed.
Day 109: Hit the Highway
I slept
in a bit and then headed back on the highway. I crossed over into Quebec
and decided to take the longer, scenic route around the Gaspe I stopped
at a few of the main tourist sites and I soon found myself in Rimouski. After
checking with a few friends for accomodations in Ontario, I decided to push
on into the night. It was raining on and off and I wasted a half hour
looking for a non-existant highway but I soon found myself moving from a
t lane road to a divided highway. I drove for a while and then took
a break to rest my eyes. I decided to push on through Montreal to miss
traffic during the day and soon found myself approaching the city. My
contacts were complaining and as a result I missed one of my exits and had
to take a few minutes to find an alternate route. I was successful
and soon arrived at the Ontario border. I crossed over and stopped
at the nearby service centre to catch a few hours sleep.
Day 110, September 11
I awoke to a French-language news
report and picked up enough to know that something serious had happened.
Once I had fully awoke, I drove on and listened on the radio as events
unfolded in New York and Washington. I stopped in Napanee for some
lunch and soon arrived in Brighton. I stopped at Presqu'ile Provincial
Park and passed the day on the shores or Lake Ontario.
I headed off to meet my friend and we went for dinner and passed the
evening surfing the internet.
Day 111
I awoke to a family preparing for a day at work and soon got up and
was on my way to Oshawa. I stopped in at the mall and picked up a few
things before buying some fries for lunch and heading to the lake. After
lunch I had a nap and was soon on my way to visit with friends and head out
for a birthday dinner. We hit the Keg and I managed to get an extra
sized cut of prime rib. I mostly finished it but was pleasantly filled.
A nice evening followed a nice meal.
Day 112
I awoke to the sounds of my hosts preparing for a backcountry
hike in Algonquin Provincial Park. I had offered to join them but the
groups were already set. I collected my things and headed off to the
Subaru dealership for a quick check on the brakes. With nothing serious
wrong, I started the drive north. I considered stopping at Algonquin
for a night or two but the temperature had dropped a bit so I decided to
push on to Timmins. I arrived back at my place around 6pm, 111 Days
and 6 hours after my departure from TDH on May 25, 2001 after a journey of
21,030 km.
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