September 23rd, 2005

‘Marathon’ 3/4 complete in Marathon, ON

Posted by NRG SVR in 100 MPG Challenge

Friday, 6:45 PM

I’ve arrived in Marathon, ON, a town of 4700 people situated on the north shore of Lake Superior 300 kms east of Thunder Bay, and 400 kms west of Sault Ste. Marie. I will spend the night here and work on the website. Saturday doesn’t involve too much driving, and so I’ll likely stay here until noon hour.

I left Ottawa yesterday around 5 pm, and travelled almost as far as Espanola, taking in a quick tour of North Bay and Sudbury in the dark. Today I passed through Sault Ste. Marie in the early morning, but didn’t have time to stay long.

I spotted another smart car in Wawa that turned out to belong to a fellow named Larry from the Esso station, where I ended up getting my fuel.

I also came across a plaque I missed while travelling eastbound three weeks ago.

What this means, is that I am 3/4 of the way through the 100 MPG Challenge.

I’ve dropped into fuel economy mode again, and will soon review the days numbers to see how I am doing. There remain about 7-10 outstanding posts to update the site with, and tonight, I will sift through the hundreds of photos from my time at Transport Canada’s ATVP facility.

One Response to ' ‘Marathon’ 3/4 complete in Marathon, ON '

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  1. larry bergeron said:

    Thanks for answering my questions on the smart car. I do not have too many opportunities to discuss the car with other drivers.
    Thanks for the direction to your website, it is very informative.
    I am impressed with your photo of my car with yours in WAWA.
    Keep up the good work.

    Larry

    September 24th, 2005 at 9:47 pm

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