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

Dan’s smile when we arrived last night at the hotel continued throughout the day today. It was great to see the sun shining when we woke up, though it was still crazy windy. (And who would expect otherwise in the Windy City.) The day started with a little bike cleanup and review of the map … Continue reading Day Seven: Chicago: Art, friends and naps

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

We started the day knowing that it was going to be dramatically colder, and probably rainy, with about 85 miles of cycling between where we started and where we planned to end the day. All of those things turned out to be true...except for the cycling part. Earlier in the week, after discovering that the … Continue reading Day Five: Lake Mills to Racine: Kindnesses, beauty, and a little hypothermia