The old saying “Red skies in morning, sailors take warning” didn’t hold true today. There was a slight red sunrise but the forecast was for clear skies and we almost got that – partially cloudy skies. It was a non-descript ride through non-descript Michigan. I wasn’t worried about not finding a photo because I knew there would be one at the end of the ride – the bridge into Canada. The bridge is most imposing; actually scary to someone afraid of heights. Traffic is so heavy it’s pretty much bumper-to-bumper. But sometime tomorrow – I’ll find out when at our 5:00 meeting – they’ll shut down the bridge to allow to ride over in mass. I hope someone will be able to get a picture.
Riding through Michigan yesterday, I realized we haven’t seen many signs of the recession. In particular, we haven’t seen many houses for sale. That changed coming into Port Huron today; there were many for sale signs on houses. We were on Lakeshore Drive, a stones throw from Lake Huron, so maybe these were second homes but there are a lot of them on the market.
| Day | Miles today | Feet climbed | Hrs in saddle | Miles so far | Miles to go | Days to go |
| 39 | 92 | 600 | 6.3 | 2,957 | 783 | 11 |
2 comments:
OK, I confess it - you drove me to look at a map because I was intrigued at the news you were heading into Canada.
And now I see you'll probably be passing by London (!) on what looks like a full day in Canada travelling entirely logically due East to Niagra. You're improving my American geography no end.
A route rap at 5am sounds gruelling, though I once left the North Rim at 4.45am for a 117 mile ride to Zion.
A photo of 50+ cyclists on the bridge sounds like an icon!
Get ready for alot of flat flat Ontario.
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