The last day. We were up and packed and ready to go. We enjoyed an extra hour of sleep with ye daylight savings time and then headed into Innisfree. At the Cafe, MBHD (My Batter Half’s Dad) cooked us a great breakfast of bacon and eggs, and then after our good-byes, we were on the road.
I have done a lot of driving on this drip. A lot. This was the last of it. The highways were clear, so we were able to just relax and drive. It was quieter than usual as MBH (My Better Half) was in her car while I was in the Jeep, but it was a good way to wind down such an incredible adventure.
We have had some hiccoughs during this trip, and what would a last day be without a hiccough? We were nearly home, driving on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway when the Jeep decided to hiccough. I tried to use the accelerator, but instead of giving the engine more oomph and bringing me forwards the engine quieted down and my RPMS fell. Great. I could still drive at speed, but my acceleration was gone.
When we reached Calgary we were in the special situation where I had to turn on my hazard lights going up hills because the Jeep could not get to the speed limit. Funny... all the power under the hood that I could ever want, but I could not use it. We did manage to get the Jeep home, but I was not impressed.
I will elaborate on this saga a bit. I took the Jeep in to the dealership. Most guesses of family and friends were on fuel filter, and my guess was bad gas, but it seems that we were all wrong. Instead the Jeep needed an electrical overhaul resulting in $750 of “essential” repairs. Yeah... having spent all of my money on this Grande Adventure this was a big hit. I got the Jeep repaired and we were good to go.
Anyways, we were supposed to take the Jeep to BC for Remembrance Day, but when we were packing MBH noticed something important. Turns out that the entire time we have been driving the Jeep the registration has been expired. Oops... so... we did not take it out to BC for Remembrance Day... yeah... oops...
Back to the plot. We made it to Calgary. We made it home.
After 39 Days on the road we made it from Saint John, New Brunswick to Calgary, Alberta.
Wow.
Ladies and Gentlemen, that was The Grande Trip Home.
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