DAY TWENTY FOUR & TWENTY FIVE
I have been blessed with good weather for most of my trip but the rain began coming down hard the morning I was only a day's drive from home.
I had told Brenda, my sitter, that I would not be back until Thursday the 8th so I couldn't very well show up a day early.
I crossed back into Canada at the 1000 Islands bridge and again the Canadian border officials were so friendly and just asked where I was from, how long had I been gone and did I purchase anything. Easy peasy.
The weather continued to rain on and off for an hour or so. I kept looking for campgrounds but didn't see any. I have to admit that I didn't look too hard.
My GPS said I'd be home by 6:00 pm and yet I couldn't go home. I called Jim Burns and asked him how he felt about me "camping" in his driveway.
I knew he'd be fine with the idea so I redirected my route to his place. They were making some tasty homemade pizzas. Penny did a simple salad. The weather in Bracebridge was dry, sunny and warm so we relaxed on their deck over some drinks until the mosquitoes drove us indoors. They weren't really bad at all but nobody likes the odd mozzy buzzing around their head.
It was a great way to decompress after a long trip and besides I was with my favourite people in the world.
At bedtime, I packed off to the trailer for my last night on the road for a while.
I slept in a little and was woken by their garage door opening as Jim was leaving for work. Penny needed the car so she drove him into the shop. When she returned she offered me coffee and a fruit smoothie and some nice conversation.
I was pretty anxious to get home and see Winston so I thanked Penny for their hospitality and hauled my home away from home back to my place.
As expected Winston was very happy to see me so we hung out for a while and then he got back in his bed to finish the sleep that my coming home had interrupted.
We had quite a lot of conversation last night about the idea of adopting a dog. Penny found a site for a local rescue organization so I have submitted an adoption application. Rescue dogs are generally not puppies and seem to have dogs in the 1 to 2-year-old age bracket. I would prefer a puppy because I think introducing a physically small animal into my home would be less traumatic for Winston but I like the idea of rescuing a dog from a bad situation. This organization seems to have several dogs that have been rescued from China. Don't the Chinese regard dogs as food the way we think about beef cattle? Unfortunately, their website doesn't provide any details on the rescue situation. Here is a photo of a dog that I would seriously consider adopting.
Just to summarize my journey. I was gone 25 days and covered 5,840 km. (3628 mi.). I travelled through four provinces and four states.
It was a wonderful trip but I'm very glad to be back home amongst my friends and of course, Winston.
I had told Brenda, my sitter, that I would not be back until Thursday the 8th so I couldn't very well show up a day early.
I crossed back into Canada at the 1000 Islands bridge and again the Canadian border officials were so friendly and just asked where I was from, how long had I been gone and did I purchase anything. Easy peasy.
The weather continued to rain on and off for an hour or so. I kept looking for campgrounds but didn't see any. I have to admit that I didn't look too hard.
My GPS said I'd be home by 6:00 pm and yet I couldn't go home. I called Jim Burns and asked him how he felt about me "camping" in his driveway.
I knew he'd be fine with the idea so I redirected my route to his place. They were making some tasty homemade pizzas. Penny did a simple salad. The weather in Bracebridge was dry, sunny and warm so we relaxed on their deck over some drinks until the mosquitoes drove us indoors. They weren't really bad at all but nobody likes the odd mozzy buzzing around their head.
It was a great way to decompress after a long trip and besides I was with my favourite people in the world.
At bedtime, I packed off to the trailer for my last night on the road for a while.
I slept in a little and was woken by their garage door opening as Jim was leaving for work. Penny needed the car so she drove him into the shop. When she returned she offered me coffee and a fruit smoothie and some nice conversation.
I was pretty anxious to get home and see Winston so I thanked Penny for their hospitality and hauled my home away from home back to my place.
As expected Winston was very happy to see me so we hung out for a while and then he got back in his bed to finish the sleep that my coming home had interrupted.
We had quite a lot of conversation last night about the idea of adopting a dog. Penny found a site for a local rescue organization so I have submitted an adoption application. Rescue dogs are generally not puppies and seem to have dogs in the 1 to 2-year-old age bracket. I would prefer a puppy because I think introducing a physically small animal into my home would be less traumatic for Winston but I like the idea of rescuing a dog from a bad situation. This organization seems to have several dogs that have been rescued from China. Don't the Chinese regard dogs as food the way we think about beef cattle? Unfortunately, their website doesn't provide any details on the rescue situation. Here is a photo of a dog that I would seriously consider adopting.
Just to summarize my journey. I was gone 25 days and covered 5,840 km. (3628 mi.). I travelled through four provinces and four states.
It was a wonderful trip but I'm very glad to be back home amongst my friends and of course, Winston.
I'm happy that you and Winston are back together and that the search for the new puppy is happening. It must be very weird to be home without Willow but I hope the adjustment isn't too terrible. Love you Dad.
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