Canada to Detriot to Lexington
Everyone will have to forgive me for there not being any pictures in this post. We are in Del Rio, TX camping at the Laughlin AFB Marina and have no internet here. It has been over a week since I made a post and I am far enough behind on our adventures. I will get another post up with pictures once we leave here and have internet again.
As you all know we road across Canada from Niagara Falls to Port Huron, MI. It was a good trip for the most part. We ran into a bit of a traffic jam due to construction. My left wrist just could not take it. I was just about in tears when Bert hollered at me. In the middle of the stop and go traffic we put both bikes in neutral. Bert jumped off his bike and John moved to the front seat. Then Bert go on mine as I moved to the back seat and we took off again. People looked at us like we were crazy, but we just laughed at them and went on.
Many times I have crossed into and out of Canada in a big truck. I know what a pain in the tail it can be. Many times it can hours just to get to customs and then they want to search your truck. When that happens, they leave everything a mess and you have to put your things back where they were. Being on a motorcycle this time I was in hope that we would not have to endure this. As we got closer to the Port Huron bridge and entry back into the United States, the traffic started backing up. Once we got to the crest of the bridge, Bert and I put our bikes in neutral and turned them off. It was a hot afternoon and the bikes, both Harley’s, were getting hot. We coasted down the other side till we reached the booth. One by one we went through and answered their questions. We got lucky, they didn’t inspect us.
We spent the night at my cousin Connie’s place just north of Detroit. I have not seen her in years so it was great to be staying there and be able to catch up. Connie is a school teacher and very proud of her students. Apparently she has some very remarkable kids in her class that have or are over-coming some tough odds.It was good to see that she loves her work so much!
The next day we rode from north of Detroit to Lexington, KY to my sister’s place. I don’t think I have seen her since she and Rodney got married in June 2008. We went out to dinner, talked about motorcycles and played a little Beatles Rock Band till after mid_night.(Yes, I have pictures!)
Thank you to both Connie and Mary for opening your houses to this crazy bunch of family we have. We had a GREAT time!
