Day 4

Life in the Cadillac today consisted of watching the backs of Ian and Glenn over roads that ran straight and flat into the smokey haze; mixed with short flurries of activity while Jacquie was in picture and video mode. The tunes have been good and plenty. Jacquie and I are soaking up the AC like you guys at home. Ian pointed out a young bear that ran up the ditch into the bushes and poked out his head to watch the Caddy go by. Life on the road is good. Neil

The day started warm and hazy. Forest fires to the north had the sun looking like a glowing red orb. It was an interesting ride along highway 11 through tiny french Canadian communities. I had no idea the French had such a presence in the north. We turned south at Highway 655 and experienced a road so straight and flat that, without trees, could have been Montana. We stopped briefly in Porcupine, a suburb of Timmins, and then went east back to Highway 11. The heat and humidity was building at midday and we decided to push to North Bay to make a quick trip home on Thursday. The forecast of 38 degrees on Thursday was too much to consider making it full day of riding. Back in a few minutes... having computer battery issues... Okay, back now. We had originally thought about staying the night in New Liskeard but when we made the turn south at Matheson, we thought 300kms to North Bay was doable. It was an uneventful ride other than many delays due to construction along the highway. The traffic was very light, a common feature of this trip. We got to N B at 6:00 and found a cheap motel for the night. we hope to be on the road by 9 am with 4 hours of riding to get home. Talk to you tomorrow. Ian