Day 10- Last day- getting home

Hello everyone

I had a good night sleeping in the bed and I still woke up at 5am but I went back to sleep. I had another hot bath and Best Western served a complimentary breakfast. I had 3 bowls of fruit loops.

I decided not to ride to the airport and take advantage of the room til check out time. I emptied 3 of the four panniers into the duffle bag and I was ready for the cab at 11am.

I find out my 2:20pm has been delayed til 4:30pm and they added another flight from Ottawa to Toronto and I also had to prepare the bike for cargo like taking off the pedals, turn in the front wheel, deflate the tires and bag it. I watched the men`s Wimbledon final  with the Canadian. Most of the people there were watching. When boarding, I had to put my carry on with my laptop and camera inside on a cart which I didn`t want to do and we can pick up when landed in Ottawa. In Ottawa they told us the carry ons will be on the carousel. It was not. I went to baggage and that is when I found out the Ottawa to Toronto has been cancelled. I asked if the flight has been cancelled where is my bike and duffle bag  and carry on. He went to the baggage area to locate the carry on and came back with the duffle bag. He said the bike is on the next plane out for Toronto and I have to go to  tickets for a new boarding pass. As for the carry on, I had to fill out a card for missing luggage. AAAH. I went to tickets and he told me they have a hotel room overnight for your morning flight. I can`t stay overnight, I have to be at work for 4:30am. I was able to secure a 10:20pm flight to Toronto and asked to make sure the bike is on that flight and I checked in the duffle bag. I was curious how heavy the bag weighed and it was 32lbs. That was the minimum weight I was hauling each day on the bike. I get to Toronto at 11:45pm and as we were getting off the plane there was a page over the pa system announcing my name to report to the Air Canada desk. I get there and told me there aren`t any flights to London and they will drive me to a motel and fly me out the next morning. I told them I have to be at work tomorrow morning so the flight tomorrow is not good. They gave me food vouchers. I got the duffle bag but no bike and no carry on bag. I had to report the missing bike. Now I have to find a way to get to London. I went to Robert Q. and I missed the 11:30pm departure and the next one is 1:30am. I booked it with a direct ride to the house. So far I am missing the carry on and my bike and I will be home at 3:45am, enough time to say hi Hon, have some breakfast and take the truck to get to work by 4:35am which I did. What a day!

Hon called me at work and Air Canada called and they have the bike and the carry on which was inside the wrapped bike Don`t figure. They delivered later on in the day. Life is good. I can have good stories without riding a bike.

That is the end to another find journey and will keep you posted about next year`s ride

Mike