Road Trip '03
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In June, 2003, the Reverend took a week
long road trip from Indiana up to Port Huron, into Ontario
Canada, then north along the Eastern shores of Lake Huron to Tobermory. From there he took the ferry "Chi-Cheemaun" to
Manitoulin Island to spend a few days fishing and relaxing
with family at Mindemoya. From there he went north and west
along the North Channel to Sault St. Marie and south to
cross the famed Mackinac Bridge (a real treat with high winds
and rain....) and southward home.
Road Trip '04
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This year I did it again. This year the
weather was quite uncooperative. Very windy and not so
warm.Took the same route up but since the Chi-Cheemaun was
still on the spring schedule, I had to spend the night at
Tobermory. Caught the first crossing to Manitoulin Sunday
morning. While on the island, my father and I tried to do some
walleye fishing but the weather still didn't cooperate.
(Couldn't get a fish to bite but what the hey, I wasn't at
work either!). After looking over several weather forecasts,
(I coulda been a weather man, you obviously don't have to know
anything....) I decided there was no good day to return so I
took off for Sault Ste. Marie. Wind, hail, (yeah, hail)
rain, wind, cold, sun, clouds...(This is June, right?)
Crossing the Mackinac Bridge was the hardest five miles
of riding I have ever done, period. ( Due
mostly to the hardest crosswinds I've ever been in on two
wheels. )
What a challenge it was. But what a
memorable trip..........
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