Day 36 Canaan, ME to St John, NB
September 4th, 2009 | 
Author: Dear Family and Friends,
We do have another day or two on the road but we want to say thank you to all of you for your support. At the end of the day we looked forward to reading your comments – many nights we have laughed and found encouragement in your words. It is always interesting to see who knows the person who has written. Comments were all approved as we received them – except the spam. For those who followed faithfully each day, thank you. Each day there were approx. 50 people who visited the blog.
Our journey will soon come to an end. Today we crossed the Can/US border for the last time. I saw a bumper sticker in Colorado Springs that said “Life is a Journey, Ride with it” – how true that is. Our journey was only a small part of the life journey. The life journey is determined by the choices you make in your life. Don’t be afraid to make choices – no decision is ever wrong unless it is illegal, immoral, or life threatening. It may not turn out the way you imagined but wisdom is gained by the experience.
We have been on the road for five weeks now – leaving Friday, July 31st. We have traveled 17,425 km through 21 states and 6 provinces. Our weather, especially the last few days, has been absolutely wonderful. We have had 36 days on the road – except for 2 days in Rapid City, SD, 4 days in San Francisco, and 2 days in Las Vegas we have been staying at different hotels along the way.
Tonight we are in St John with Darlene’s sister and family and had a home cooked meal. That is one thing we have missed and will be happy to be home for. We traveled 335 km today – it was a short day but we did stop to shop in Bangor. We followed Hwy 2 in Maine then the Airline Route 9 to Calais. We breezed through the border as the young customs agent talked to Darlene about all the bikes that had been through over the last couple of days and how envious he was…. Darlene finally took the lead today as we got closer to her sister’s place.
This will be the last blog as a team. Tomorrow we will travel by ferry to Digby for the Wharf Rat Rally. At the end of the rally Darlene and I will part ways – her heading south to Yarmouth and me heading north back to Dartmouth. It will be a very sad occasion. The blog will continue for a couple of days as I share some the facts and figures with you – in hope that you may one day consider a journey of your own. Remember miracles do happen.
With love from CDN gals – Cathy, Darlene, & Nancy
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Wow. Hard to believe your journey is almost over, Nancy & Darlene. Just got an email from Cathy. You should all pat yourselves on the back! Me – I’ll hold back a little pat for my small part of the journey when I’ve finished explaining my trip for the readers of MORE. Where to start – in the middle? at the beginning? at the end in the lobby of the hotel in Calgary? As Snoopy says, Good writing is hard work. And Nancy – your blog has just flowed out of your fingertips every night! Amazing. What an amazing journey. What an amazing group of women! My son wants to know when I’m going to buy a motorbike. And my answer is – I don’t know if I’d feel safe without my CDN team! Two nurses, three motorcycle instructors. I was well padded – and you are dear to have taken me in. Congratulations again! Cheryl the Happy Hitchhikerxoxox
Well it is great to see you have made it back to our neck of the woods no worse for wear. Except the bike in BC. I will miss the Blog, it was nice to read daily about your adventure and see the pictures along the way. What will I do now. I guess dream and plan for next years ride, hopefully the White Mountains won’t be shrouded in fog then. Have a good time at the Rally and I’m sure Denise will be bringing me all the news that can’t be published, as she said a couple of days ago take care for the last part of the journey and don’t let that little person rush you along.
CDN. Congratulations!! I’m glad that you have mastered the blog and were able to keep friends and families updated on your progress. Your dedication to updating everyone is to be commended and the BLOG has become a part of alot of people’s daily routines. I’m glad every one was safe and you now have thousands of photo’s and a written diary of one fantastic journey. On to the next one.
Mike
Mike,
Thank you so much for all your help. You have been a big part of making this journey such a success This blog has been an easy way for us to keep in contact with family and friends so that they would know that we were okay – and where we were. Mike, I have had so many comments on the design of this blog – you are gifted and thank you for sharing your gift with us. We designed business cards with the blog and emails that we gave to many on our route. See you soon.
Nancy & Darlene