It just gets more exciting. This morning we are sitting at the Express Ferry in Muskegon, Mi ready to head to Milwaukee,Wi. We are told the ferry is running late,in fact we are told this in frequent increments as the departure time comes and goes,and goes and goes. Finally we are told the ferry is broken and they will have to send tugboats out to deliver the current passengers coming from Milwaukee. We will not be riding a ferry today.
Kelly looks at both Ammtrak and Greyhound options while Scott inquires about the refund. Kelly is finding the public transport options to be less than favorable and neither arriving to Milwaukee until Sunday.
Scott walked out with a large grin on his face. After seeing the enterprise rental company he made the split decision to rent a car. Not only did he get the last car but it was less than half the ferry cost.
So, we are currently backtracking on a 5 hour car drive to Milwaukee. Gotta love bike tour adventures!
More pics to come
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
1000 miles
We take back any negative comments about riding in Michigan. The people are wonderful, biking is part of the culture here. Once we arrived in Kalamazoo we found bike paths and they continued along the Western coast of Lake Michigan. The weather has been pleasant and other than being chased by a swarm of horseflies for some 20 odd miles it has been an amazing last couple days. We will reach Muskegon today and take the ferry to Milwaukee,Wisconsin on Sat. Grandpa will be there to meet us. Did we mention we made 1000 miles today!!!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
On the road again
After a wonderful couple days in Ann Arbor we are back in the saddle. Our legs feel strong but our backsides are complaining already. We have traded in the rollercoaster hills, heat and humidity for a mixture of gravel and 3rd world road conditions with a healthy dose of road kill. We will take it,no complaints what-so-ever
Friday, July 15, 2011
Stop over in Chicago
Instant cooler temperature in Chicago and a wonderful 3 hour layover gave us time to walk to waterfront and enjoy the sun without massive amount of sweating!
Our decision to head North
So after 3 weeks in the South and very, very hot weather we started rethinking the next leg of our trip. Our final day in Southern Illinois with temperature reaching 103 and a heat index of 113 we decided that we didn't want to end up looking like this guy. We headed to the train station and bought 2 tickets to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see friends and enjoy cooler weather for the rest of bike trip.
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