Thursday 2 June 2011

Day 24 (Part 2) and 25 - Regina to Home

Hi All,

A few people have noticed we haven't had any updates for a couple days. We ended up renting a van in Regina, loading our stuff in it and driving home. We didn't do any blog posts because we wanted to see the look on our parents faces when we showed up at home(totally worth it by the way). We decided to chicken out and quit the trip for a few reasons but mostly it stopped being fun and felt like a chore. And, since it was supposed to be a vacation we saw no point in being miserable and sufferring through it.

We didn't really take a whole lot of pictures of the ride home. We left Regina around 1:30 wednesday afternoon and drove pretty late we stopped a couple times for short naps but they weren't too long. We made it to Chris's cousin Annette's house just past Sault Ste. Marie by 8:00 thursday night. It was a good visit since its been about ten years since Chris has visited them so it brought back lots of memories. We went to bed pretty early and we slept like babies!

In the morning we drove to Chris's Aunt Dorthy and Uncle Art's house where we had a quick visit and saw Rachelle and Tyler off to school. We were on the road again with home as the final destination. The around 8 hour drive seemed to fly by(compared to yesterdays drive). We were surprised how quickly we made it through Toronto since we drove through at rush hour.

We made it home safe and sound around 5. It will sure be weird not having to wake up and ride a bike everyday. Oh, and it will also be weird not updating everyone on what we've done everyday...I'm sure our lives will become far less interesting anyways. We may do another post or two about our final thoughts on the trip but right now we're pretty exhausted so that won't be for a day or two.

-Chris & Patricia

5 comments:

  1. We have enjoyed following your journey and will miss your daily stories and photos,yes we did notice whenever you missed a day. Perhaps some day you will continue your trip. We would certainly like to follow along again.

    Thank you and best of luck in your futures.

    Dennis and Pam: Powell River BC

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  2. Yes we agree it was fun following along on your trip!! The pictures are stories were great. YES it was a great surprise when you walked in the door, it took a minute for my brain to compute what was happening!!!! We are happy your homesafe and sound, and give you both so much credit for how far you went on your journey and yes someday you can continue.
    love ya's
    Mom and Dad Rintjema

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  3. Hey, we enjoyed seeing Chris again and meeting you Patricia! Rachelle wished you could have stayed another day. Glad to hear you made it home safe and surprised everyone. I hope you enjoyed your steak and potatoes Patricia!
    Take care, Annette
    P.S. I will blame it on your lack of sleep but you were here on Wednesday overnight and home on Thursday! :)

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  4. Hey,
    Was deff not expecting you guys at mom n dad's when I walked in!! Was a great surprise!

    Just in time for my Birthday-so sweet!!

    Glad you made it home safe and sound! Hope you enjoyed it, cause I enjoyed reading your blog!

    Jenn

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  5. Hi guys, we can fully understand that you have decided to call it quits! We are in Gull Lake today, having a day off due to strong headwinds (35km). The weather has been terrible and it does indeed get to be a chore....We still hope to continue but it does get harder and harder to stay positive with all the rain and the cold temps! Keep you posted, B and G

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