Cape North - across Canada 2025

[CollingsBob]

Now you know way we all said to stay far away from Toronto. There is no rush hour because it's ALWAYS rush hour.

Face palm..

[wheatonFJR]

Now you know way we all said to stay far away from Toronto. There is no rush hour because it's ALWAYS rush hour.

Face palm..

I remember heading over from Wheaton in 2007 for the first CFR. East over from Sarnia, then north on 400 on a Friday evening towards Huntsville. Now that was a party lol! Thanks to Tom Cale for rooming with this lost Yankee and also showing him around along with Dave Dykes, and others. The 500 series roads were awesome at impound speeds...the 400 out of Toronto at night, not so much. Lol.

[huron52]

Friday June 6, 2025. Day 23 - Buffalo, NY to Niagara Falls ON CA to Tobermory ON CA.
Worst ride day of the trip - Interstate out of Niagara Falls, terrible traffic, didn't relax until late afternoon on ON 6. 262 miles 7.2 hours riding, 2.5 hours off the bike.



As one can easily discern, Spotwalla didn't report my position today? I queried Jason about it, he revealed that Garmin MapShare didn't have my positions either. When I shut off the InReach Mini this evening it showed that we had traveled 210 GPS Miles and was on for 10 hours. I emailed Garmin for some help, like anyone works there on the weekend. I was able to send my position from the InReach to mapshare and it does show up on Spotwalla.




As mentioned above, we got off our intended route, ended up on the damn interstate in a stopped for miles traffic jumble all the way through Hamilton. It was a cluster %$#@!

Tomorrow we take the ferry to South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island, ON then ride to Sault St Marie, MI for the evening. Sunday we ride several objectives and end up in Ludington MI for a ferry ride on the SS Badgerm the last coal fired vessel in commercial service in the USA.

Stay tuned...

Too bad.... There a few locals that could of helped with routing.

[bigjohnsd]

Saturday June 7, 2025. Day 24 - Tobermory ON CA - Sault St Marie MI with an excursion off CA 17 up and back ON 546/129 and back to CA 17 on 129. Great roads to ride, purported to be the "Canadian Dragon" we were told. Not really "Dragonesque" but still good roads if ridden well above the 80K posted speed limit.
332 miles 7 hours riding, 5.5 hours off the bike. Total miles so far 7,363.



Ferry from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island


We arrived early


The "Sea Gulls" sat on the rail and watched until loading time


Bikes loaded first and left first




I watched the scenery and talked to the pretty girls







Manitoulin Island was rural, agricultural, lots of dairy.

We had to wait for the swinging bridge, but were first in line! A clear run for miles or Kilometers if you prefer.


Our jaunt up 546/129 was on better and more challenging roads





Crossing back into Estados Unidos at Sault St Marie was easy, no cars in front of us at the crossing, the Agent even gave us a good dinner recommendation "Zorba's" a Greek place downtown was excellent and inexpensive.

Scott and John are planning tomorrows route now, the dang GPS devices refuse to recognize that there is a Mackinac Bridge - Grrrr.

InReach Tracker Update - Obviously it worked today. While on the ferry I was able to force it to upload several positions. Then it locked up and no buttons were working. I was about to launch it over the side when John Wilson took it and just started pressing and holding random combinations of buttons. He found a combination that seemed to perform some kind of "Factory Reset" and it started working and tracking properly again. Don't mess with success I say.

Tomorrow we will head across the Mackinac Bridge, then wend our way to Ludington MI, do some laundry, eat dinner, drink some beer and prepare for a ride across Lake Michigan on the SS Badger, the last Coal fired vessel in the USA in commercial service.

Stay tuned......

[bungie4]

Ha! That's where i was camping a couple of weeks ago. Not much up there! The most overrated road in Ontario.

[wheatonFJR]

Hopefully yer taking MI22 on the way down to Ludington.

I dare ya to ride the Mighty Mac with no hands on the grated lane. I double dawg dare ya!

[bigjohnsd]

Hopefully yer taking MI22 on the way down to Ludington.

I dare ya to ride the Mighty Mac with no hands on the grated lane. I double dawg dare ya!

I'm told MI 22 is in the mix.

I'll pass on the "No Hands" challenge thank you very much!