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23-AUG-2009 Glen Sansoucie

Day 236 - Watching the drawbridge

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We were riding through the islands on Champlain and stopped at the little house on the other side of this shot (blocked by the bridge) to take some photos. We were there for a little bit, hoping to catch the bridge opening. We gave up and pulled out and heard the signal as we crossed. At the end of the bridge, I swung around and came back to watch. The bridge hadn't opened by the time we pulled up. I could tell this bridge would be open for a bit, so I immediately turned off the bike and we got off (this is the point where I forgot to click the "Stay On" button on the GPS - Fatal error here) to take some photos. The people behind us had the same idea, everyone had turned off their vehicles and gotten out of them to watch. My daughter was so excited that we turned around to watch the bridge open. While I did get a shot of her facing the camera, this is the shot I liked the best. This was a little past our 1/2 way point of the 3 day trip, were something like 450 miles into the trip at this point. right after taking the photos, I was all set to wait for the bridge to come back down and traffic resume so I could turn around on the other side. My daughter (the thinker) said "Dad, why don't you just turn around right now while there are no cars coming?". Smart kid!


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