43 miles: We were able to ride just a half day to Nikki and Nancy's due to yesterday's good ride. We found a Hungarian Bakery with Kolachi's along the way in Lakewood. Mike was over the moon!
Upon arrival we ate like greek gods, thanks to the Nikki (who is Greek of course) and Nancy (who is wanna be Greek). Dinner was awesome!
AND - get this: Nancy treated the three of us to pedicures. And not just any pedicures...the royal treatment pedicures with the leg massage and fancy massaging recliner chair. Heavenly!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Day 41: Bowling Green, OH to Amherst, OH
92 miles today. We planned to go to Huron, but we were feeling so good that we decided to ride until it was 5 PM. That landed us in Lorain. Hmmm...We were going to stay in Lorain but something about the motel clerk encased in bullet proof plexiglass changed our minds. We decided to shuffle on a bit further. Got into a hotel in Amherst just before the skies opened up with a big ol' thunderstorm. We are evidently back in suburbia: Denny's (they have Boca Burgers!)and Dunkin Donuts! (Mike has been dreaming about Dunkin Donuts since California.)
Day 40: Monroeville IN to Bowling Green OH
The bike shelter and the people in Monroeville were great. We even got free Monroeville muskemelon! The wind changed so we could cover some ground which is very good as we are expecting rain in the next two days. Pretty uneventful except a bridge being out leading to some serious bushwacking. Bonnie has adjusted so well to my creative routing she said "Let's bushwack it!". Ok so that was just when we were looking for a restaraunt, but there is hope!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Day 39: Peru IN to Monroeville IN
August 27: We have escaped the maze of corn and we're following the Wabash River today. The woods down near the river provide some relief from the headwinds , and we are happy to be on winding roads (instead of the corn grid!)
Dogs have been the excitement in Indiana. We've been chased by dogs every one of the past three days. The first day it was a couple of big sheep dogs - they gave us a run for our money. I think they chased us for nearly a mile. Good lungs and legs on those critters! Yesterday a big rottweiler bolted across a yard toward us. The commotion awoke the doberman who was sleeping on the porch. In an instant, the doberman passed the rottweiler, and they were both chasing us down the road. They didn't last as long as the sheep dogs.
Today we passed a yard with a couple of dogs tied up in the back yard. Lots of barking but no chasing. A few moments later I heard an odd sound behind us...a clicking noise. I look back and there is a huge german shephard bearing down us. "Dog!" I shout to Mike, and we start pedalling like crazy. Mike shouts, "go home" and the dog slows but doesn't stop. Eventually, he poops out, stops and stares at us from the middle of the road as we ride away.
That's our dog excitement for the day.
Tonight we're staying at lodging in Monroeville IN (near the Ohio border) that is specifically for cyclists...yea!
Dogs have been the excitement in Indiana. We've been chased by dogs every one of the past three days. The first day it was a couple of big sheep dogs - they gave us a run for our money. I think they chased us for nearly a mile. Good lungs and legs on those critters! Yesterday a big rottweiler bolted across a yard toward us. The commotion awoke the doberman who was sleeping on the porch. In an instant, the doberman passed the rottweiler, and they were both chasing us down the road. They didn't last as long as the sheep dogs.
Today we passed a yard with a couple of dogs tied up in the back yard. Lots of barking but no chasing. A few moments later I heard an odd sound behind us...a clicking noise. I look back and there is a huge german shephard bearing down us. "Dog!" I shout to Mike, and we start pedalling like crazy. Mike shouts, "go home" and the dog slows but doesn't stop. Eventually, he poops out, stops and stares at us from the middle of the road as we ride away.
That's our dog excitement for the day.
Tonight we're staying at lodging in Monroeville IN (near the Ohio border) that is specifically for cyclists...yea!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Day 38: Rensselaer IN to Peru IN
August 26: Only averaged 10 mph today - we decided to stop fighting the wind and slow down. No computer in the library at Royal Center IN. (No hotels or grocery stores either, but they DO have a tattoo parlor - as do most towns in the midwest.)
We asked the librarian why the town is called Royal Center. She said, "you know, I've lived here my whole life and I have no idea." Really! And she works at the library. We had the same experience asking people in Iowa why Des Moines is called Des Moines. No one knew (but Leon looked it up for us.)
The weather has been awesome (if you ignore the wind) - 77-80 degrees and no humidity. Perfect biking temp.
We're getting a little tired of the corn though. They're growing all this food and there's nothing to eat! No where else in the world is more food grown for non-human consumption than in the midwest. Thousands of acres of soybeans and we can't find a bit of tofu anywhere. (Well - there was Muscatine IA where we had the terrific Boca burgers.) We ARE however getting our share of fried food. Pretty much every restaurant we go to specializes in fried food. There was even deep fried Walleye on the menu at lunch yesterday.
We asked the librarian why the town is called Royal Center. She said, "you know, I've lived here my whole life and I have no idea." Really! And she works at the library. We had the same experience asking people in Iowa why Des Moines is called Des Moines. No one knew (but Leon looked it up for us.)
The weather has been awesome (if you ignore the wind) - 77-80 degrees and no humidity. Perfect biking temp.
We're getting a little tired of the corn though. They're growing all this food and there's nothing to eat! No where else in the world is more food grown for non-human consumption than in the midwest. Thousands of acres of soybeans and we can't find a bit of tofu anywhere. (Well - there was Muscatine IA where we had the terrific Boca burgers.) We ARE however getting our share of fried food. Pretty much every restaurant we go to specializes in fried food. There was even deep fried Walleye on the menu at lunch yesterday.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Day 37: Odell IL to Rensselaer IN
Indiana! 88 miles at 11 mph...a long day with a steady headwind. But we are in Indiana!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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