Alright, we’ve set it up and you won’t be surprised. We pulled the plug. We’d been on the road for almost two weeks and things just weren’t going as planned. We couldn’t bike and climb like we were hoping and there were just too many of mother nature’s obstacles to overcome - it was too hot, too wet or too high (not us, the atmosphere) and the motel bills were starting accumulate. The drive home was done over two days. No more aimless driving through the great US of A. It was all about getting home – actually, it was all about heading north. North, to the comfort zone, where living at sea level and moderate temperatures is appreciated. We did take just enough time to stop off at Nick & Willy’s Pizza and Two Brother’s Deli (yummy goodness; exit 240 on I70). After arriving home in the T-Dot and laying low for a couple of days we jumped back in the car and headed north to Collingwood, Ontario, Canada to camp and climb. A couple of days of climbing and things were good again . . . until day 3, when it rained and was going to keep raining through to the week-end, so write local weather reports. Home it was and home we stayed. Until Christmas . . . we’re definitely going back. We’ll be back for the cold and the snow, the stuff we’re used to. We’ll be hitting the hills and the local scene . . . but that’s another story.

Music of the trip: Infected Mushroom – if you’re reading this note, crank it up.

//hw/ao