This will be a short update mostly to let everyone know we are ok. We had a great room in Columbus and it was hard to leave. Exiting a large city by bike can be complicated- lots of navigation, which slows us down. It was hot and it seemed like the traffic was heavy everywhere. … Continue reading Day Thirteen: Columbus, OH to Zanesville, OH: Uff Da

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 made arrangements to meet up with Michael for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel across the highway from our hotel before heading out for the day, and rode over on our bikes in the early morning drizzle. It was lovely to have a long conversation over eggs and biscuits and coffee, and we finally … Continue reading Day Eleven: Richmond IN to Xenia OH: Rain and rain and rain

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

We are very comfortably situated in The Cole Porter Inn tonight in Peru, Indiana, in the “Kiss Me Kate” suite, after a relatively brief fifty six mile ride here from a campground on the Tippecanoe River. Since it’s a holiday weekend lots of people were camping on the river — including our very friendly camping … Continue reading Day Nine: Tippecanoe River to Peru IN: Trails and Cole Porter

(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