Yesterday was incredibly wet - it rained hard from the moment we mounted up till we climbed a few steps to the door of our great B and B (the John Allen House) in Xenia. We were worried that we were too wet to go inside and started wiping our gear and ourselves off on … Continue reading Day Twelve: Zenia, OH to Columbus, OH: trailside conversations

We had such a nice time at the Cole Porter Inn, with a deli meal we’d picked up at the Kroger’s, and then a relatively early night, getting ready for what we knew was a righteous 100 plus mile day, our second in three days. (It turned out to be 107 total miles today.) We … Continue reading Day Ten: Peru, IN to Richmond, IN: Hump day and a big treat

(This is Sunday’s post - that is, yesterday.) I did not sleep well last night, as I was fretting about today’s ride. I knew it would be long, and I feared that getting out of that enormous city would be difficult. I just couldn’t quite imagine how we could ride bikes all the way out … Continue reading Day Eight: Chicago, IL to the Tippecanoe River, northern Indiana: so many miles

Not a nice day at the beach So, not to make too fine a point of it, but yesterday was one of the most difficult riding experiences we’ve ever had - the very strong headwind, driving rain and dropping temps combined to make for a slow and miserable ride. We were so lucky to relatively … Continue reading Day Six: Racine, WI to Chicago, IL: the Gales of May

Ringling Brothers’ Barnum and Bailey Circus came from Baraboo. (Note: real elephants should never be in circuses.) Our job today was to get from Baraboo, where we slept last night, to Lake Mills, a little town on Rock Lake about 30 miles east of Madison. I’ve done this section before (in 2019, I did a … Continue reading Day Four: Baraboo, WI to Lake Mills, WI: Elephants, Lakes and Drumlins

What a day. We are clean and showered at the AmericInn in West Salem and waiting on the delivery of pasta and a salad to our room. We rode 78 miles - south along the Mississippi and at Onalaska turned east, and we’ll be riding that direction till we reach Racine on Thursday afternoon. It … Continue reading Day Two: Pepin, WI to West Salem, WI: Phlox and birds