Well the time has come again to make the ride home, always a bittersweet day for me. Home is nice, but I'm never quite ready to end a trip. We had breakfast at the hotel after sleeping in a little, and then packed up the bike and hit the road.
The ride home was mostly uneventful, though we hit a few small showers between Slave Lake and Red Earth. We also met a guy at a roadside pullout from Nunavut who had been riding his Kawasaki 650 trail bike from Toronto, and was on his way to Yellowknife. He lives in Cambridge Bay, and it was interesting hearing a little bit about that. Nunavut is something I know nothing about. In Red Earth we ended up spending around an hour chatting with him while we all ate a sub. Thanks for being friendly Corey, it helped make the last day of the trip a little more fun.
From Red Earth to home is always an easy ride, the road is new and smooth, and one can open up the throttle a little bit more. Leona got stung by a wasp, not once, but twice. The wasp must have landed between us and stung her finger, and a while later it stung her leg.
After that it was uneventful all the way home, and we pulled into town around 20 minutes after 8. We had a coffee with my folks, got some groceries, and then went home. It was a great trip, the Lord granted us safety again, and we had great weather. Leona and I enjoyed our break from the routine, though I feel like I could keep going for another month at least. Now we have the rest of the summer to enjoy our home and go back to work.
Just north of Westlock
