Hi to you all! We are in Nigara Falls,Ontario Canada tonight! Our day started rather early for us, as we made our way from Merrillville to Elkhart Indiana to meet my long time friend Trent. I haven't seen Trent in 2 yrs or better since he was last in SC for one of our friend's wedding! Mike and I met him in Elkhart and we rode to the Harley shop, not for Mike this time, but for my motorcycle Brandywine. My rear tire had been rubbing the the inside of the rear fender and causing my motorcycle to jar me every time I'd hit a bump in the road. I thought my rear air shocks had gone bad, but I looked at the rear tire after we got into Merrillville and it showed serious signs of wear on the left side wall. This didn't sit well with me; as we are almost completely through our tour and I didn't want to have another tire put on. Luckily, the guys at the Harley Dealership, Hoosiers, said that the rear fender and tour pack needed to be adjusted and it would stop the tire from rubbing the inner fender any longer. They also said that I wasn't going to have to put a new tire on because it was the side wall that was affected and not the tread itself. After hearing this news, I felt alot better. The charge for doing this was very small and we were back on the road again. I tell ya, owning a Harley-Davidson motorcycle is rewarding but it get's pricey too...haha!
Trent, Mike and I rode to Grand Rapids Michigan, which was about 96 miles away from Elkhart, to see Ford's Museum. We made good timing getting there but it was the wrong time! Our clocks were an hour behind because we had them set on Central Standard time and not Eastern... who would a thunk it! (JD Harris) So we got to the Ford Museum at, what we thought was 4:30pm, but it was actually 5:30pm. So we walked around the park outside of the museum and took some pictures. Then we decided to go walk downtown Grand Rapids to get a bite to eat. We went to the Amway Inn, a nice hotel that was just a block or so from the museum. This hotel reminded me of an Embassy Suites; very elaborate in details and design! We went to the hotel restaurant and order our food and drinks; everything was nice, the service, food and the staff! A very good recommendation for those of you who plan on going to Michigan in the future!
After we ate, Trent needed to get back down to Argos Indiana, while Mike and I needed to get to Nigara Falls Ontario Canada. So we said our "see ya laters" and we parted ways. Now the GPS on my motor has been screwy most of the time, but it got us to Canada with no problems! We rode across the Bridge to Canada and there, the Customs Agent asked for our IDs and passports; which we obliged her with. She was a very nice person and was even interested in our trip! She wished us well on our travels and we were permitted to cross into Canada! We crossed Port Huron to get into Canada and went over this GINORMOUS bridge and stopped to take a picture or two. Now this is my first time back in Canada since my parents took us to the World's Fair in Windsor back in the 80's; more than 20 yrs ago!
As we rode along, we smelled skunk for most of the ride from Port Huron to Niagara Falls! I think that's the only animal in Canada or at least one would believe this to be so...haha! As we got closer to Niagara Falls, the temperature started to drop, so we stopped and put on our jackets and kept riding there after. As we got into Niagara Falls, we stopped again to take a picture of the Welcome sign and it was nice, as it was lit up with lights.
So here we are now at the Holiday Inn Hotel/Niagara Falls Convention Center to sleep for the night. Tomorrow morning's plan is it to get up and get over to the Falls to take some photos and them make our way toward Hyde Park NY to see FDR's museum. I will do my best to get some more pictures uploaded to the Kodak site in the next day or so. Thanks again for all of your comments and checking on us as we are just about through with the tour!
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