Didn't have cell coverage for almost all of day 30, and day 31 and 32 I was at the cottage relaxing. The second day in northern Ontario I rode as far Wawa before stopping for the night. The ride was nice and you get good views all along Lake Superior; pretty cold though. Not very populated along the way so stay on top of your fuel levels and how far you want to go to find a motel. If it's a big enough town to have side streets on the map then it will probably have a gas station.
I had sporadically been riding with an older guy on a CBR since Thunder Bay to the ferry over the last two days. He was behind me for a while up to Marathon, then disappeared. I continued on for an hour further to Wawa. The next morning he must have started sooner since he was behind me almost all the way to the ferry. The ferry was full going to the island on a Friday but only half full going to Tobermory. Bikes are first on, first off which is nice. I was a little unnervered at first, when you pull on they hand you two ropes and point to tie-down eyes on the floor. It made me worry slightly about the bike, but it was fine. I also had one of those charity elastic wrist band things that I had brought just for ferry crossings to use to keep the front brake applied. It seemed to work well and probably helped.
Got to the cottage friday night, to leave Sunday afternoon, work on Monday. Despite lubing up the chain every night, it has developed some tight and some stretched spots. I had thought that it had stretched uniformly. I hadn't realized I adjusted it based on a loose spot, making it too tight in other areas, so had to loosen off again after a test ride. I think I will need a new chain when I get home. Chains are good usually for 10000-40000 KM and mine has 25000 of hard use. Also will need an oil change of course.
This is the end of the trip. I have a few photos to go through and post and will probably write up some summary advice over the next while. So don't stop reading just yet, but no need to check everyday. I will be turning off tracking starting tonight, but of course will turn it on for any future travels. I've had a lot of fun, and am sure people will be hearing stories about this trip for a while.