Photos above show the "top of the block" position for Trixie and the Mini. The 82' 323i was the only one to make it (Pixie is still in back of my office awaiting resusitation). The crowd grew to over 6K by 7pm. Got a few compliments and lots of "that's not an E30, right? What is it?"
This road trip took place in early August and showed just how rusty I was travelling Toronto way with avoiding traffic and all that. The day started out at 80+ degrees F and went up from there. No A/c and only the wind to help cool me kept things interesting! All that stimulus money shows on the NYS Thruway, when you can actually drive on it. Soo mooth.. Full tank o gas (55 litres, please!) and a shot of the Grand Island Bridge north of Buffalo.
Got across the border and headed on the QEW towards Toronto and points north. I hit Toronto during the afternoon (bad idea!) and missed my exit, winding up on the Don Mills Pkwy. Anyone who knows this areas KNOWS not to use the Don Mills. Crap! A 2-1/2 hour crawl in HOT weather and then rain. Did I mention no a/c? Oh yeah, my defogger don't work so well, either. All part of the E21 charm! I got so bored with waiting I took a reflection shot of the E21 in a tractor's metal side panels.
I managed to get back to the 404 north and started making good time until a paving truck decided to catch fire and the monsoon downpour stopped everyone just south of Barrie. A 4 hour trip turned into a 7 hour one.
Next Post Part two: the arrival in Kilworthy (home to CedarCoast) and the visit to Cedar Ridge in Georgian Bay.
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