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Bristol, Bush’s Best & BBQ
After breakfast we read more about the history of the only lighthouse in West Virginia – how it was a damaged wind generation base and all – so we were eager to climb to the top – something we were fairly certain we were entitled to for camping there (with no toilet/shower facilities.) Turns out…
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A long, cold night
Our trip started out with a departure from Scott’s hangar at 9:30AM – both Khan and Polo filled with fuel and anxious to head out. Minor problem as we departed – Khan reported that Polo’s right turn signal didn’t work. Unplugged and replugged one connection and the problem went away. Drove without incident through the…
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Who Has Time to Sightsee?
Today was a scheduled for a bit of sightseeing, then barreling home by nightfall. We had three targets, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum which was maybe 10 minutes from our campsite, Crown Point State Historic Site which was also close, then Fort Ticonderoga which was maybe 30 minutes from Crown Point. However, since we were…
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One Down, 45 to Go
We awoke to a delicious breakfast cooked by Melinda, Bill’s wife. Then we prepared to depart after the conclusion of the bi-weekly VideoRay management meeting. Since the meeting went a little long we ate lunch and departed around 11:30AM. Our first destination was Whiteface Mountain , where for $20 each we could drive the jeep…
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Soaked, yet Stoic
After a restful sleep in Tom’s brother-in-law’s driveway, we woke to more glorious weather – but perhaps a bit windy. We were fortunate to have Bill agree to take us for a ride in his 22 foot SeaRay in board – with a 300 HP engine and a speedometer that went up to 70MPH. Before…
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Goodbye Canada
We woke to a great weather day at our North Bay campsite. Scott had noticed a bike trail as we got close to the campsite, so we googled their bike trails and decided to go for a ride of about 10 miles. Then we hit the road for Chipman, NY, where we will stay a…
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Canadian Colors by Air
We had a long but very fun day. As we drove East from Sault Ste. Marie on the Trans-Canada, Tom reminded Scott that we were going to look into a Seaplane ride. Using google search and google maps, Scott found True North Airways about 3 hours into our 5 hour planned drive to Fairview Park…
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Floating, Flying and Creepy Crawly “Things”
Today was our day to stay in Sault Ste. Marie and do tourist stuff, including the boat ride we scheduled yesterday. There are three tour companies – we rode the smaller-but-tries-harder option – Miss Marie Sault Lock Tour and it was excellent. Drove Polo to the dock loaded with our eBikes, and got in the…
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Welcome to Canada
We awoke for one last breakfast at the Phillips Resort, then said goodbye and hit the road for a trip along trail we had taken Monday along the banks of Lake Superior, but continuing into Canada at Thunder Bay. Our first stop was for lunch – we picked a wayside (Minnesotan for rest stop) that…
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Superior Shoreline Sights
Today was a sightseeing day for us – while Dave suggested another bike ride, that was not in the cards for the OWGs. After breakfast Dave drove us up the northwestern shore of Lake Superior. First stop was Hawk Ridge, which provided spectacular panoramas of the lake and sky. The next stop was Gooseberry Falls…
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e-Bike Range Anxiety
Today was a full day with new experiences and lessons learned. After breakfast, Tom, Dave, and Scott left for a bike ride. Dave proposed a 28 mile round trip, which at least Scott thought would never happen – one of the most ambitious rides for our Chinese folding ebikes – two Lectrics, and one VeeGo.…
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Bikes and Boats
Today was fun all around. After breakfast with the Phillips, Tom and Scott left for a bike ride along the shorefront in Duluth. The inline-skating and roller-skiing marathon was going on in downtown Duluth, with many roads closed for the world’s largest in-line skating marathon. Our bike path paralleled much of the race, so we…