So here we are back on the tour September 8, 2009. Cyndy came in from Sacramento via South West Airlines and arrived at 5:30 and Steve drove in from Narragansett (look it up) to meet her at the Buffalo, New York airport. Everything went according to plan and we were out of the airport before…
Author: smccormick
We’ll be back on the road to finish the last leg of the trip right after Labor Day. Day 47 was posted at the same time as this message so there may be some new stuff you haven’t seen!
During the night the wind had changed to easterly and the shore line was quiet except for a little sloshing. It was a Chamber of Commerce morning at the lakes’ edge. I really didn’t want to leave but the reality of ride distance and needing to move on kept me prepping to get underway. Another…
Another mighty fun day today. Cleaned up the campsite and hit the road in a pretty timely fashion. The bike path ended just a short distance after rejoining it, as expected. A couple of turns to route twenty to get me on the course for the day. The town of Ashtabula, as I saw it,…
Left the hotel this morning with a full stomach and a good laugh after seeing the look on a little girls’ face when I told her why my bike was covered with bags and where I had come from. Priceless. Medina was a very busy little area with a major interstate intersecting my route, but…
Great ride today. Continued on the nice roads with low traffic for the most part. Got out about 17 miles to Fredericktown and found a place to have breakfast. Came through the door to the clang of bells hung on it. Got the “ya ain’t from round here” look from everyone. Never to let that…
Great day to be out biking. I woke this morning feeling refreshed and rested after taking the afternoon off yesterday and getting to bed much earlier than I have been. My eyes actually opened on their own rather than having to get out the pry bar. I was excited to get on the bike, I…
Decided last night that a new rear tire is mandatory so I waited until 10 am for the nearby shop to open. They had a very limited supply but one that would work, so I was in business without going off route. You know I like that. They delay also allowed me to watch a…
Stepped out this morning to get breakfast to find the ground wet and the sky partly cloudy. The forecast again being for scattered thunderstorms, I wondered just what was going on to the west. The front that has been on my tail for a week continues the threaten to pass but somehow I’m keeping pace…
Late start today, spent the morning chatting with some folks while I stuffed down the wonderful continental breakfast at the Econolodge. Asked Alice about an easy way back to 50 and ended up exiting town on a great back road that lead to 50 east of town. 50 was a fantastic concrete surface with a…