We rode in a single shot from SSM to Espanola. \u00a0We saw our last bear of the trip running along a side road near Serpent River, ON. \u00a0That was Dendog’s first bear sighting in Ontario. Everyone in Espanola loves Tim Horton’s, and the entire town was there to greet us. \u00a0They may not have known that was why they were there, but it seems they were all there. \u00a0So we skipped the Tim’s and got gas at the neighboring station. Then we had to say goodbye.<\/p>\n
My ride was pretty uneventful. \u00a0I did try to educate people on how to use passing lanes. \u00a0I’m not sure they heard me, but I tried. \u00a0The rules are simple: \u00a0Accelerate before you pull out. Pass the vehicle as quickly and safely as possible so others can pass it too. \u00a0If you are being passed, don’t speed up, it’s not a race.<\/p>\n I found myself hitting the intercom button a few times. Sharing all of the little moments with my brother was one of the coolest things about this trip.<\/p>\n I reminisced as I passed the turn off for Sportman’s Lodges east of Sudbury, ON where I went canoe camping with some friends last October. I stopped for gas in North Bay. Stopped a picnic spot between North Bay and Deep River for some food. \u00a0The group self-portrait wasn’t the same.<\/p>\n More gas in Deep River and then a straight run home. \u00a0I was lucky in that I was always just behind the rain. \u00a0Some of the roads were damp. \u00a0The temperature was never too high. \u00a0It got to 31 C for a brief time near Pembroke, ON but then cooled down to more comfortable temperatures. \u00a0The rain must have cooled things down for me.<\/p>\n I pulled over a few km from home and affixed the GoPro to my helmet to catch the return home event.<\/p>\n I ate a glorious meal of Noodles Don Don. \u00a0As you can expect, it was way better than Smitty’s.<\/p>\n![\"IMG_0955\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/milddogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0955.jpg?ssl=1\")
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