Harbour-bound

The cricket relented slightly and kept it’s volume lower. Maybe it tuckered itself out the previous night. This was inconsequential however as I needed to be up early anyway to get packed up in preparation for the long journey back to the Harbour. Breakfast was the thawed egg bites from earlier in the week. I mentioned that nine eggs made twelve “muffins” and four were frozen to see what happened when they were thawed. I warmed them for nearly two minutes in the microwave before destroying them. I put two in a samidge with some cheese that was several months old. The experiment seems to have been a raging success. After eating and loading up all the extra cargo I brought into the truck I headed for the shop. There was more more wiring task to cover off and I needed to fully packup the boat and get everything ready for many, many hours of travel. The Big T came along to help me out and to make sure that I didn’t leave anything behind. I wanted to sweep the floor for them after the boat was out again but I never got the chance, one of my life’s deepest regrets. Once things were loaded up I did a ride back home to use the bathroom one last time. The next stop was to get fuel then stop at Canadian Tire one last time. I think I went there nearly everyday I was in the area. This time I purchased all the tools I would need to replace the wheel bearings on the side of the road. Only four things but it cost over a hundred dollars. I’ll have them forever now and keep them with the trailer. I also had the old tires so if anything went wrong with the rolly bits of the trailer I was ready for a quick solution. The lights worked great when I checked them for the third time. I guess I’ve gotten a bit anal in my year away from regular trailering. I departed for the first leg of the journey at this point and made it safely to North Bay. I stopped in to see She at her place of business. When I stopped I check the hubs and they were cool. The tires were a bit warm so I decided to fill my stomach with coffee and empty my bladder to give some time for things to cool off. I didn’t get much of a visit with She as she was busy with work but I was able to give her a gift to celebrate her upcoming birthday. On the road again I stopped only an hour away at Huntsville. I took this opportunity to fill the fuel tanks of the truck and myself. Another hour or so of driving later and I was past Barrie where I stopped again to inspect the tires and hubs. The temperature was much higher this far south and tires reflected that. I used the facilities and hydrated before moving on to the next leg. The plan was to scoot off the big roads and take more minor roads most of the remainder of the trip but when I was approaching the exit I realized that the traffic was light and moving well so I stayed the course on the major routes. It saved me thirty or more minutes overall and since I’d been on the move for many hours at this point I was willing to take the risk. I made one final stop out of caution near Cambridge and the tires were quite hot. I gave them a few minutes to cool down before tackling the final leg.

The trip itself was a success, there were no unexpected events. I was overly cautious during it both the number of stops I made and the speed I chose. The additional bonus I found when I arrived home was that I was able to rearrange things to fit the boat in the garage. You can see from the photos that it was a relatively tight fit but it is inside without modification. I am playing with the idea of getting the tongue modified to be a swing tongue but that introduces something else to worry about. I will also take the motor off once the season is over. There might be some adjustments made to reposition things later to allow me to actually use the garage better but for now the boat is safely ensconced in the Harbour. The rest of the evening was spent unpacking and getting some laundry started. Groceries are needed but that will be a problem for another day.