The Journey, Day Two, June 30th, 2013 - Crossing the border.

I was able to sleep in a little this morning, 8:00am. The first thing I did was head down to the Hotel Lobby for some complementary breakfast.

 

After breakfast I loaded up the bike.   That takes me about 15min to do. I then set out for the border. 

A quick time lapse video is coming - Taking a long time to render the 6082 photos that will make up the 3min video. 

(Update) My poor laptop did not have what it takes,  so the video is going to have to wait till I get back.  Here are a few key frames.

 (End Update)

 

In line at the border crossing.  As soon as I set foot in Canada, the GPS said "Off Road",  my track phone also said,  sorry buddy,  emergency calls only. My bike did not let me down,  Hold down the select button for 2 seconds,  and the display changed to kilometer and KPH.  My money also seams to work well over here.    

 

For lunch,  I stopped at the Boat House and met a few new friends. Most of them were from the Burlington/Hamilton area of Ontario enjoying a nice Sunday ride.

Lunch was a turkey wrap with feta cheese and a salad. 

After lunch I headed up to Saint Catharines to check into my hotel.  Got settles and then headed back to Niagara Falls for some night shots of the falls.

Did someone say C A N A D A     D A Y.......
Yup,  I did it again.  Monday is Canada Day, their independence day from the British. They took a little longer then us,  Canada got their independence on July 1, 1876.  99 years, 362 days after us,  plus or minus a day or two for leap years and math errors.

So just like in the states,  everyone and their brother comes out for Canada Day Fireworks,  which were tonight.

Needless to say,  I never really was able to get the pictures of the falls I wanted to.  Way to many people for a tripod,  and it was next to impossible to get a good view of the falls with the sea of people.

So all of these are hand help and high ISO,  so their not the best.  But I still had a good time and it will give me an excuse to bring the family back here someday.

 

A little music anyone.

 just before the fireworks started,  I was able to squeeze up to the rail to get one shot of the falls.

 Fireworks over the falls

 If the place was not so crowed,  I would have taking the ride to the top.  Next time.

Once the fireworks were over,  I walked back to the parking area.  Oh boy,  this is going to be a while.  I took my time getting ready,  then just watched the cars for a couple of hours.  When I finally started the bike,  it took me an hour to get out of traffic.  Once out,  I was back at the hotel in less then 15min.

Tomorrow I head up to Owen Sound.  It's only about 3 hours from here.  Then on Tuesday,  the big travel starts.

See ya tomorrow.

Don't forget, you still have time to sponsor me and help me fund the cure.   Less then 2000 to go to I reach my goal.  Any amount would help.

Thanks,
Duane