Days 27 & 28 - July 2 & 3
03.07.2011
July 2
We finally catch a fairly nice west breeze and the road is pretty good. SAG parked in Iron River WI to wait for Allan and noticed a lot of folks going in and out of B's Busy Bakery - well named evidently. When Allan arrived, we went in and the woman was telling a customer she would lkely have to close early because everything was flying off the shelves. We splurged on a couple of items and in the ten minutes we sat there, fourteen customers came in. Amazing. We called ahead to Sarah Nemec of the Ashland Daily Press and set a meet time of 2pm for pictures and interview. SAG ran errands in Ashland and then returned to Rte 2 to wait for Allan. Unfortunately, the wind had helped so much, he arrived earlier than anticipated and went through while I was doing errands. And I had absolutely no cell service. Fortunately Allan did, so he called Sarah who tracked me down and everything worked out great.
In the afternoon, Allan talked to 4 cyclists going Portland2Portland from east to west. They left Portland Maine on the same day we left Portland Oregon. Nice coincidence. He invited them to Manzanita when they get to the Pacific. If everybody Allan has invited shows up, there will be a line down the street waiting to get in. Tried to get a campsite in a county park on Lake Superior for the night, but being the 4th, it was wall to wall people and cars, half the toilets were not working and the showers were locked. We settled for an RV park in Cedar.
July 3
Still have very spotty cell service but have stopped in Watersmeet MI (our ninth state and now just over 2000 miles from the start) for a break and the cafe has wi-fi. We discovered this morning that the mosquitoes in Wisconsin have industrialized and formed work shifts. They were as bad in the morning as the evening. The Watersmeet July 4th parade was just forming up as SAG drove in, and I was tempted to join in. The truch was certainly as decorated as any other vehicle. The people in Big Mama's Grill were egging me on, but I need to be here when Allan arrives. Don't need another Ashland.
Today is a tough day because there are limited camping opportunities and facilities for awhile, so we have to push up to 100 miles. The road is pretty good and what wind there exists is being helpful. Pat Moss and Deb Farron join Allan on July 6th and 7th for a ride along the Upper Peninsula, before our big event in Traverse City.
Posted by MusgoMonkEnt 11:11
It sounds to me like Paisley Oregon with it's mosquito festival couldn't hold a candle to what you two have been through!
We're waiting for more pictures, especially when Pat and Debbie join the ride.
03.07.2011 by Nancy and Dave