This is not your typical I-95 gas station. Did I mention that the gas was $6/gallon?
The cafeteria.
Lunch at the 381KM marker.
This is a fellow traveler we met at the gas stop. We were not the only crazy ones out there.
This is a great shot of the Canadian sky taken at another rest stop along the way.
Are we ready to go yet?
Radisson, Québec. Inukshuk info.
Getting ready to sample the culinary delights of Radisson.
Closeup of the fury.
A little farther back.
Gassing up to get to the gas station.
Group Shot.
About to leave.
Dad and I on the James Bay Road. Take a look at these shots. You have just seen what the entire 400 mile trip looked like.
The daily task of unloading the bike.
Our 5-Star hotel in Matagami, Québec.
Dinner with the crew.
Getting ready to hit the James Bay Road. Next gas stop 236 miles away!
Information sign at Rupert Rapids.
Stopping to look at the rapids.
Picnic area at the rapids. This is what passes for a rest stop on the James Bay Road.
Upper Rapids.
Lower Rapids.
Dad at the rapids. The sheer number of photographs taken here show how impressed we all were.
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) - Loudoun Campus. The start of the trip.
Granny's Motel and Inn - The first stop of the trip - Frackville, PA.
Dinner the first night.
Needless to say, we took over the hotel parking lot.
New York State, just before the Canadian border. Here I am on the phone with Ricky as he tells me about picking up his new Hayabusa in Nashville, TN.
The Webb Motel in Ottawa, Canada.
The unpacking for the day continues.
About to get the party started. Left to right: Ron, Denny, Darrell, Jimmy.
Denny in full costume and ready to go.
Here I am in the coffin with the roach. Ron was in this room with me under the table. Jimmy and Darrell were in the main tent.
Closer.
Closer still.
Is it real? I was able to fool more kids than I thought in this costume. Thanks to Jimmy for the mask.
Happy 14th Birthday to Kellie Clark. I have decided to live in complete denial that Kellie is this old, but that's another story. Tonight we were accompanied by a large group of friends to celebrate the event at the local TGI Fridays. For those of you that do not know, this is Kellie's favorite restaurant. You may also know that she only orders one thing when she eats there. She will always have Spaghetti with Extra Sauce and 2 breadsticks. Tonight she mixed things up when she ordered 3 breadsticks. This must a 14-year old thing.
This past week has seen its share of new additions to our circle of family and friends. On Nov 1, Ron and Amanda McCormick saw the arrival of Millicent, finally adding a girl to the mix. Today, Tiffany and Henry Campbell had their baby boy, Luke, who now has the same birthday as Kellie. Congratulations to both new moms!
We had yet another big Halloween blowout this year. Acting on the resounding success of our haunted house last year, Jimmy Gallant, Ron McCormick, Darrell Estes, and myself expanded our operation by putting together a larger, scarier haunted house. This year, we put up two tents with a passageway between them. Darrell and Jimmy were the ghouls for the main tent, and Ron and I worked the smaller, final tent. Jimmy built a coffin this past weekend, and I laid in the coffin for effect. I covered my shirt in fake blood and laid a large (more than 2 feet long) roach on my chest. I used one of Jimmy's masks and several kids were not able to determine if I was real or not. A least a couple of the kids seemed scared out of their minds, and that's what it's all about. The trick or treating crowd seemed a little smaller this year, but we had a lot more fun than last year. Planning has already begun for next year. Jimmy took several pictures of the event, and I will post them as soon as I get them.
