Day 3 - Clare to DeWitt

Long day, but we made it. - it did not help that this was the 3rd day in a
row that I had the wrong distance. Today I was 12 miles off - oh well :-/
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We're pretty much in the suburbs of Lansing. Easy day tomorrow - 20 miles.
We'll be able to sleep in - we need it!

Started the day in Clare at whitehouse inn a tiny local dive. There were a
1/2 dozen locals on various rants - "I don't like all this credit card
stuff - I'll never own one! - can't get a hotel any where, can't get a
juicer off the TV". "Computers are ruining this country! - can't no one do
math any more!". Who was that fellers name on hee haw - the handsome guy.
Wish I could remember his name...that was good television! You could hear
a pin drop at our house when that show was on. What was that guys name? Roy
something??". It was too funny!!

Its a great place to eat! We can't wait to go back!!

See you at the turn cats!

Day 2 - Waters to Clare

Great day! A little uneventful after yesterdays rain. It was 79.95 miles of
straight south, with winds out of the north. A very nice ride. It was nice
to have Dan and Cynda with us for a distraction from the straight riding.

Lunch was at KFC - a bit of a 3 to 1 vote for a place to eat, but that's
what happens when I don't speak-up. But, it was pretty darn good!

C U tomorrow in deWitt cats!

Day one Mackinaw City to Waters

The first day of our trek south. Spent the night at Mackinaw Motor Lodge -
Great Place! We had a cute little cabin - very nice! It had rained all
day friday and through the night - Saturday was rainy too...all day! And
it was cold too! Miserable day right??
Heck no! We had a 10 or 20 mph tail wind most of the day! It made for a
pretty good ride! Stopped at Libby's in Cheboygan for breakfast - very
good and lunch at the elk something in Vanderbilt. It felt so good to get
our wet stuff off at the restaurants, but we sure got lots of stares from
the other patrons.

When we got to our hotel in Waters, we heard someone shout "look who's
here!" - we looked and it was our DALMAC biking buddy Cinda. She and her
husband, Dan, are the ones that gave us the idea to bike the round trip.
It was fun to see them - we caught up on the years events over dinner
(smokey bar - not so great). Tonight, Shawn and I are watching TV movies -
first up, Edward Scissor Hands.

Chop Chop Cats!

DALMAC - round trip version

So today we leave for Mackinaw City to stage a car for DALMAC. Drive to
M.C., bike to South Lansing then bike back to M.C.

Wouldn't it be easier to just camp out at the bridge for 9 days? Well
yeah, but where else do you get a chance to rub your backside raw, wait in
line for all your food and get cold showers?? We know how to live!!

See you in 9 days cats!!