Written by Dave Day 72 – August 8 – 65 Miles,  1,264 feet climbing (Red Whispering Winds RV, near Newark to Syracuse) We spent the day trying to dodge tropical storm Debbie and her rain showers. It worked just about perfect until noon when the rains arrived in earnest. It was supposed to stay dry … Continue reading Tracking Debbie

Written by Dave Day 71 – August 7 – 64 Miles,  740 feet climbing (Red Rock Pond RV Park, near Albion, NY to Whispering Winds RV, near Newark) Yesterday was a restful rest day. We did some laundry and last tune-ups on the bikes. We should be ready for our last push, 9 days more … Continue reading Be Safe Kids

Written by Dave Day 69 – August 5 – 61 Miles,  730 feet climbing (Niagara Falls, ON to Red Rock Pond RV Park, near Albion, NY) We were up early, skipped brekkie and dashed to the USA border trying to beat the hoards of potential crossers. There were two queues for cars. We should have … Continue reading Back to the USA and the Erie Canal

Written by Dave Day 68 – August 4 – 58 Miles,  745 feet climbing (Middle of nowhere Jay’s Motel to Niagara Falls, ON) From the Sunday morning quiet of Jay’s Motel, with its 5 cars for 24 rooms, to the crazy mob-scene tourism that is Niagara Falls, today was quite a day. Starting off at … Continue reading Niagara Falls

Written by Nancy Day 67 – August 3 – 84 Miles, 1,801 feet climbing (St Thomas to middle of nowhere hotel) Well, another bust for us on camping in Canada.  After some pretty heavy consistent rain this morning we again ended up soaking wet by lunchtime and started reviewing our options for the night.  We … Continue reading More wet and a hotel reroute

Written by Dave Day 66 – August 2 – 66 Miles, 1,188 feet climbing (Blenheim, ON CA to St Thomas) Back when Nancy and I first started bicycle touring, to keep her keen to ride the next day, we came up with the wet feet rule. That is, if your feet are wet at the … Continue reading Three times wet

Written by Dave Day 65 – August 1 – 81 Miles, 630 feet climbing (Port Huron KOA to Blenheim, ON CA) AccuWeather Forecast – 1/August/2024:  Blenheim, Ontario Warm and muggy; a morning thunderstorm in spots, then a heavy t-storm; storms can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado Yup, you read … Continue reading Canadian Tornado

Written by Nancy Day 64 – July 31 – 81 Miles, 1,040 feet climbing (Frankenmuth to Port Huron KOA) Today was a long hot day, though thankfully pretty flat (hence the title).  We left our little motel room about 7:30, after taking advantage of the complimentary continental breakfast.  Chris ate the rest of the liver … Continue reading Flat Michigan

Written by Dave Day 63 – July 30 – 50 Miles, 420 feet climbing (Midland to Frankenmuth) Wow, what a crazy day. Rain was forecast throughout the day but it wasn’t supposed to get heavy until around noon. Well, the weatherman blew that one. We exited the hotel to sprinkles at 7AM and watched the … Continue reading Wet day cut short in Bavaria

Written by Dave Day 62 – July 29 – 57 Miles, 400 feet climbing (Evart to Midland) We had some rain overnight in camp in Evart but so little that it barely woke me up. Had Nancy not nudged me and told me to close the rain fly, I think I would have missed the … Continue reading Doughnuts and bike trails