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Holding On To Summer As Long As We Can

We spent just over three weeks at the beach.  While there we kept ourselves busy by going to the beach nearly every day.  We did not go on the coldest days, of which there were very few.


We tried our hand at surf fishing and crabbing.  George won "Bass Masters" for catching the most fish while surf fishing.


When we weren't enjoying the beach we spent a lot of time cooking and baking some of our favorite treats.
   

We did make a few healthier dishes.


We had a wonderful time and were very thankful that we were able to spend so much time down there.  We tried to watch the Wallops Island Rocket Launch, originally scheduled for October 27 but rescheduled to October 28 due to a stray boat, but we never saw it.  It blew up 6 seconds after launch and never made it high enough for us to see.  It was fun to trek out to the beach and wait for it though.  Eventually we returned back to the north, where the cold winter weather is very unwelcome.

The Hottest Sauce In The Universe

After returning from our Fantastic Falcon Voyage, I spent about a week in South Carolina with George.  He had scheduled a slew of doctor's appointments, tests and follow ups for his heart throughout August.  I was planning to drive to Florida to visit my sister for a couple of weeks and stopped to visit him on the way.  While I was there, Mark came down to visit.  We had a lot of fun.  I accidentally dumped a ton of the Hottest Sauce in the Universe on my eggs one morning at Barnwood Grill and experienced a very violent reaction.

We took the boat out on the lake and enjoyed the warm South Carolina summer.

Falcon Flew the Coop

Seventeen months after we first bought our Fantastic Falcon she has moved on to a new home.  She served us faithfully as we traveled the country and never gave us any major problems.  We could not have been happier with her and are glad that she has found a new home where she can bring joy to her new owners.

We traveled for eleven months, minus a few small setbacks shortly after we took off, and saw many wonderful sights.  We will always treasure our many adventures, the memories we made, and the people we met along the way.  We will miss our Fantastic Falcon and always remember the great times we had with her.

Below are some pictures of her new owners and one last video of our Falcon as she drives off to her new home.

Many thanks to everyone who followed our journey via our blog.  We hope we inspired some of you to chase your own dreams and look forward to hearing about your adventures.  We are not certain what our future holds, but look forward to seeing what adventures we experience next.

Bye Bye Motorbike

After faithfully riding on the back of our Falcon, always starting, and always doing whatever we asked of it, we sold our motorbike today to a new owner.  It was a very reliable, sturdy, and easy to maintain ride and we would highly recommend a KLR 650 to anyone looking for a solid, inexpensive motorbike.

Here are some pictures of our motorbike on the back of its new owners SUV.  He bought the bike, rack, straps and all.  We helped him load it up since we had pretty much perfected getting it on and off that rack.

Niagara Falls

We drove to Toronto and quickly toured the city before heading to Niagara Falls.

The falls are spectacular, and we enjoyed getting cooled off a bit from the spray and mist rising from the powerful waterfalls.

The mist rising from the falls felt wonderful on this hot and humid day.

You can take a boat tour into the mist of the Canadian Falls.

These are the American Falls.

These are the spectacular Horseshoe Canadian Fall.

Afterwards we crossed back into the US.

This is a view of the falls from the Rainbow bridge.

Once across the border we drove to the East Otto State Forest to camp for the night.

Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Point, MI

We toured the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House  and grounds this afternoon.  It was an interesting tour.  Here are some pictures we took while we were there.

Lake St. Clair

Pond and swimming pool

Rose Garden

Playhouse

Bird Island

We left the estate and headed for Canada.  Before crossing the border we stopped once more in Detroit to see if we could locate the Henry Ford House in the Boston-Edison Historic District.  We were very fortunate and found it this time along with the home of Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records.

This was the house of Henry and Clara Ford.

This was the house of Berry Gordy.

Here we are crossing back into Canada.

We stayed the night at Port Glasgow Marina courtesy of freecampsites.net.