Back in the USA

I am staying the night in the Red Roof Inn in Hamburg, NY. Nice room with a big bed. I am sure I will sleep well. I was listening to the weather radio and there is a front moving in that is going to be intense but not last long. They are calling for 35 knot winds, heavy rain, lightning strikes and possibly hail. I didn't think I could get south fast enough and, really, not in any shape to try. One more day of riding. Can't wait to get home. Seems like I have been gone forever.

Today was relatively uneventful except the oncoming semi (on a two lane road) that decided to put his right side off on the dirt shoulder just as he was getting to me. I am always scared the oncoming driver will over-correct into my lane. He didn't but sent up a big dirt cloud that I had to ride through as he was going by me. He's on the "fecal head" list for now.

Speaking of semis, I found the Canadian drivers to be well behaved and professional. If you were caught behind them for any length of time at all, they would throw their left blinker on to let you know it was safe to pass. The first time this happened I thought the driver was passing something in front of him so I held back until I realized what he was doing.

It was slow going coming south on the east side of the Great Lakes on route 11. Once I reached North Bay the rode opened up to two lanes divided all the way into Toronto. It started raining in Toronto and has been raining since. Not heavy, just enough to be annoying.

I caused another border crossing incident. I was expecting the border gates to be backed up but they weren't. In fact there seemed to be like 15 lanes open with hardly any traffic so I had to pull off to the side (with my four-way flashers on) and dig my passport out of the zip lock back in the fairing pocket. An Agent came towards me with his flashlight and wasn't happy. Sheesh.... He's just doing his job so I have no complaints.

Well, as I type this I hear thunder so this was probably a wise decision. Off to bed now.