7:30 AM, walked to local coffee shop. Nervous about bicycle trip.
9:15 AM - 6 PM, sunny, nice and cool, NE breeze
Rode bicycle 74 miles. 6 hours 6 minutes, avg 12 miles/hour
Rode from Tom's house to Van Buren state park south of South Haven, MI.
Stopped at swedish bakery in Harbert
Staying at campsite 169. A bag night.
28.2 m (45 KM) jogging and walking this week
25-May-2014 Sun
Woke up at 6:30 AM EDT. Nice sunny morning. Made VIA coffee and oatmeal.
Trying to dry wash from last evening.
8:45 AM - 5 PM, sunny nice weather
Rode 70 miles on bicycle. Rode from Van Buren state park to Hoffmaster state park in Norton Shores, MI.
Lots of holiday traffic in South Have, Saugatuck, Holland, Grand Haven.
Found a starbucks in grocery store in Holland.
Note to self, buy fruit next time in grocery store.
Got last camp site #3 at Hoffmaster. A bag night, a car free day.
26-May-2014 Mon
Woke and drank campground host coffee. Left 7:15 AM.
Rode 94 miles on bicycle. Rode to Luddington state park. Camping at primitive site 209. $16/night. Got lost for awhile near pentwater.
Stopped at Monteque for coffee, scone, banana and 2 apples. Still need to work on the food. It is chilly near the lake this evening.
Eating dinner at 8:15 PM. A bag night, a car free day.
27-May-2014 Tue
Woke at 6 AM, foggy
Made coffee and oatmeal for breakfast. Rode to Manistee and stopped for lunch at Goody's. Felt good to relax and get some cooked food.
Saw a wild turkey. Rode to sleeping bear platte river campground. A bag night, a car free day. Got camp site 112. Kept food in a bear container. At hasty dinner inside bathroom. Lots of mosquitoes. They have hot showers, need to buy tokens. Used national parks senior pass.
Rode 78 miles on bicycle. Saw 2 deer. Bought apple and bannana from nice store at hamlin lake grocery.
28-May-2014 Wed
Day 5 of bicycle ride around lake michigan.
Woke at 6:30 AM CDT, sunny, still mosquitoes.
Made oatmeal and VIA coffee for breakfast. Rode to Glen Arbor to Leelanau coffee. Life is good if you take the time to relax.
Maps of USBR 35 are nice. Giving us a nice route. Saw large and small Manitou islands.
Rode through sutton's bay, nice town. Rode on nice 17 mile long Tart trail from Sutton's Bay to Traverse city.
Rode 73 miles on bicycle. Staying at Traverse city state park. Camp site 323. Nice hot showers.
Cooked rice and can of red beans. Raw veggies.
A bag night, a car free day.
29-May-2014 Thu
Day 6 of bicycle ride around lake michigan.
Woke at 6:30 AM, sunny, cool morning
Made via coffee, banana nut pita sandwwitch for breakfast.
Stopped at Elk Rapids library, got water and Wi-Fi. Sat outside on picnic table over looking the lake. A magical moment.
Stopped at Charlevoix for afternoon coffee and Wi-Fi. The people in town were planting patunyas along the main street.
Nice sun shinny day.
Rode 73 miles on bicycle. Staying at Petosky state park. Camp site 41.
Cooked rice with tuna for dinner. Hot tea.
A bag night, a car free day.
30-May-2014 Fri
Day 7 of bicycle ride around lake michigan.
Woke at 7 AM EDT, cloudy
Made VIA coffee, almound butter and gorp on pita.
Laundry is still wet from last night.
Rode 71 miles on bicycle.
Stopped at Harbor Springs for breakfast. Sat outside, nice.
Rode to Mackinaw City. Met Mat touring on a bicycle. The bridge authority transported out 3 bicycles over the bridge. Charged $5 per bicycle. Rode to store west of St Ignas. Ate warmed vegetable Pasty. Lots of migs flying last part of ride. Mosiquoties also when we stopped. Rode to Brevort, staying at Brevort Inn, $45 per night. Bought smoked salmon, ate with our pitas. Had fudge and pita for desert.
31-May-2014 Sat
Day 8 of bicycle trip around lake michigan.
Woke at 6:30 AM EDT, sunny
Ate almound butter, gorp on pita. Coffee from motel office.
8:44 AM, stopped in Naubinway, MI for second breakfast.
Rode 116 miles on bicycle.
Stopped in Manistique at a marina. Nice restrooms, water. Boiled water for via coffee. Pita, almond butter and trail mix.
Rode to Gladstone, MI. Camping at Gladstone campground. At site ??. They have Wi-Fi and hot showers.
The salmon we bought, said to keep refregerated. So back to same dinner as lunch, plus mashed potatoes and ramin noodles.
A long day.
01-Jun-2014 Sun
Day 9 of bicycle trip around lake michigan.
Woke at 7 AM EDT, windy and cloudy
Made via coffee. Packed up and rode from Gladstone, MI campground to Escanaba, MI.
Rode through a downpour. Stopped at Swedish pantry for breakfast. Good idea.
Stopped at laundramat to dry clothes.
Rode 70 miles on bicycle today.
Rode to Marinette, WI, staying at Country Inn. Rained most of the day.
Tom's bicycle bottom bracket broke. Need to stay and find a bicycle store to get it fixed.
02-Jun-2014 Mon
Day 10 of bicycle trip around lake michigan
Woke at 6:30 AM CDT, light rain
Breakfast at Country Inn, room 112
Tom got his bicycle fixed at Marinette bicycle shop.
1:20 PM, stopped at oconto marina for a shore lunch. Out of the wind and rain
6:30 PM, cloudy, SW wind
Rode 66 miles on bicycle today.
A bag night, a car free day.
Rode from Marinette to Green Bay, WI.
Camping at Brown county fairgrounds.
Cooked rice, salmon. Hot tea and hersheys chocolate bar and trail mix for desert.
It is dark while I type this entry.
Good night.
03-Jun-2014 Tue
Day 11 of bicycle trip around lake michigan
Woke at 7 AM, NW wind
Rode to starbucks in DePere for breakfast. Lots of traffic and gusty wind riding over fox river.
2 PM, at starbucks in Manitowoc. Juice
7:30 PM, Kohler-Andrae state park.
Camping at site #19, cooler near the lake
Rode 79 miles on bicycle today.
A bag night, a car free day.
04-Jun-2014 Wed
Day 12 of bicycle trip around lake michigan
Woke at 7 AM, cloudy, light rain
Made breaakfast, coffee and oat meal.
Animals ate food out of my bicycle top tube bag.
Rode to Port Washington for lunch and to warm up inside.
12 noon, 53 Deg F and light rain.
Rode 72 miles on bicycle today.
Nice bicycle trails through Milwaukee.
Checked into Hilton Garden Inn near Milwaukee airport.
Ran out of day light.
05-Jun-2014 Thu
Day 13 of bicycle trip around lake michigan
Woke at 7 AM, sunny, 54 Deg F
Ate continental breakfast at motel.
1:30 PM, stopped in Kenosha for a break. Nice view of harbor.
Nice bicycle trail south of Kenosha to Illinois state line.
Camped at Illinois beach state park camp site 301, cooler near the lake.
Lots of mosquitoes.
Rode 48 miles on bicycle today.
Made mash potatoes, ramin noodles and tuna for dinner.
A bag night, a car free day.
06-Jun-2014 Fri
Day 14 of bicycle trip around lake michigan
Woke at 6 AM, sunny, clear
Lots of mosquitoes.
Made breaakfast, coffee and oat meal.
Stopped in Wilmette, IL at starbucks for a rest.
Rode 104 miles on bicycle today.
Finished about 7:20 PM, long nice day.
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