Gael Glen Farm On The Road

With a free morning in our itinerary, we decided to check out the nearby Malabar Farm State Park’s trout pond. Despite the pond being stocked with trout just this morning and many of the old timers pulling out fish after fish, we had no luck catching anything except seaweed. They must not like our Ontario technique!

Our Alistair “alarm” woke us up at 5:45am this morning, sigh. Much later, we visited the birthplace of our trusty F150 truck at the Ford Rouge Factory. The factory tour was exceptional. The assembly line was in full-swing upon our arrival, with many workers installing everything from speakers to side mirrors to seat beats to tailgates. We even saw the two robots that install ...

 Following a delicious breakfast and heartfelt send-off from Grandma Cora, we got a drive-by goodbye from Uncle Brian and family. They also supplied us with a replacement travel mug since we forgot Ian’s coffee on the kitchen counter. #lostcup

At long last, we’re on the road. It is hard to believe that after all the planning and anticipation our Great North American Road Trip (the Sequel) is finally here. The open road lies ahead and with it (almost) endless possibilities for adventure.

Almost all of our preparations are complete. We leave after school and work tomorrow. Our bags (well, blue bins) are packed and we’re ready to go! It has been a minute since we’ve introduced the members of “Team Adventure” (I am not sure this name will stick, maybe we should go with Team Kehoe MacLeod?), but here it goes - from smallest to tallest - we have:

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