Day 1 - Road Trip

This morning was an early rise for me 5:05 am the alarm went off. I thought about snoozing but thought better of it as I knew the guys would be waiting for me in Petawawa. Well of course the two lads, Dave White and Mike Williams slept in and arrived about 15 minutes late!  When I arrived at Uncle Ron's my dad was there to send me off and take the going away pictures!  I knew he would be - he likes to see me hit the road. As soon as I said hello to dad and Uncle Ron I looked over and noticed Uncle Ron bought a new bike!  Very nice 2011 Ultra Classic - beautiful!

After everyone gassed up we hit the road around 7:30 a little late but better late than not at all. I led for the day and our first stop was at Mattawa for a quick facility break.  Well I had my first scrape on my bike!  Damn didn't it tip over!  Oh well that is the first and hopefully the last!

Bikes in the morning outside my room. 

There was a lot of construction but thankfully we never had to wait very long. The heat turned up a notch just before lunch!  We stopped at Back Home Bistro in Massey, ON for lunch and enjoyed a very nice meal. A little too long of a stop but a lot better than fast food!

The afternoon cruised right along with one stop to put rain gear on for an hour or so and then off it came before crossing over at Sault Ste. Marie into the States. The line up was about 20 minutes and they let us all in!  Woohoo!  The border crossing guy thought I was younger than all the guys!  It is a good thing there is such a thing as hair dye!

I continued to lead following the GPS directions on the bike which took us through some great country side, bush and along Lake Superior.  Arrived at Escanaba, Michigan at the Super 8 and 8:00 pm after 950 km.  Went for supper at The Buck Inn which was delicious.

No pictures yet - trying to get some from the guys!  I need to get on the ball. Will update when I can!