Blogs from Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, North America
August 1st 2009
Day 62. Saturday. I got up around 1000hrs and had some toast with mom and dad. Closer to noon I unloaded the bike and rode to Stratford to visit my brother and family. We had some Chinese for dinner and I rode back to Woodstock about 2200hrs. The clouds had moved in during the evening and were holding in the heat which made the ride quite comfortable. I loaded the bike back in the trailer since I am going home tomorrow and there is a possibility of showers overnight.... read more
July 31st 2009
Day 61 18,163Km As far as the clock was concerned I had no rush ahead of me today, however with an over height vehicle you cannot make a reservation on the ferry to Tobermory so the sooner I got there the better chance I had of getting on. This was basically the last day of driving so instead of peanut butter I had a bacon sandwich for breakfast. Not real bacon but the precooked boxed stuff. It's OK in a rush. I fueled up in Sault Ste Marie and headed to Espanola where I called the reservation line to see how booked up the ferry was at that point. If it was already fairly full I was'nt going to bother driving the hour and a half to the dock to either turn around of wait five ... read more
September 12th 2008
Well, 3 days until I go, and it's finally beginning to feel like I'm ready.... My super amazing sleeping bag from MEC came in the mail yesterday, which was a huge relief. Good to minus 3, it's disgustingly warm and packs down to almost nothing. Tonight is one of the last dinners with the family...my brother's girlfriend is having us to their place for a feast and much drinking. Can't wait : )... read more
September 10th 2008
So here I am, 5 days before I leave....and all I can think about is all the stuff I have to do and the people I need to see!!! Crazy. I should be imagining my flight, seeing my family, and falling to my knees at St. James' Gate.... The goal is to have it all wrapped up by Friday ("it" being annoying/boring/very dry grown-up paperwork), and then have a really fantastic last weekend with my family. I can't wait to be in Ireland...it feels like I've waited so long to go, that it's taken so long to get to a place where I can just pick up and go play there. I'm not excited yet....I know that I will be the moment I land in London though....... read more
September 11th 2007
So, it's official! I've signed a contract and will be heading to China to teach ESL (English as a Second Language) to students in Nanjing. I will be flying out from Toronto on September 16th and arriving in Shanghai on the 17th, where I will take a train to Nanjing. I am very excited to go! If you subscribe to my blog, you will receive an email each time I add another entry. I will probably not add anything else until I am safely on the other side of the world. ~Chris... read more
