Thursday 27th July
Yesterday Wed Cycled 46 miles. To Sandlake Hayward
After a wet start I reached Hayward, had a coffee and decided to accept Jodie's very kind offer to stay with her and her family.I did have to think about this one as it meant long cycle back in the wrong direction.
I made the right choice! Richard and Jodie were very welcoming. They live in a lovely house on the lake. Richard has put a lot of work into building a complex of beautifull wooden buildings, one of which housed me for the night. Their daughter, her husband and their grandson came to visit, and in the early evening we went out on the lake in the pontoon. The lake is 19 miles wide, and we visited a restaurant on a distant shore.
On the way back I was lucky and saw a family of loons; they had 2 fluffy chicks, which were learning to dive. Loons dive a long way underwater. Normally bald eagles nest on the lakeside-old nests were visible , but this year they have not come.
My evening ended with home made ice cream. The family were playing pool when I went to bed.
Thursday
75 miles to Mercer
Richard took my bike, belongings and me in his pick up truck back onto my cycle route, so that I did not have to repeat my route of the day before. Today has been a great ride through natural forest, small hill style farmland, and past more lakes. I have seen more wild turkeys plus seen an Elk. These have been reintroduced to the area. They wear special collors which trigger warning lights when they cross the road.
Along the roadsides has been an abundance of wild flowers.
Camping tonight in a pleasant small tourist town with lots of cafes, 2 petrol stations, a nice library, but as yet no fresh fruit.
After a wet start I reached Hayward, had a coffee and decided to accept Jodie's very kind offer to stay with her and her family.I did have to think about this one as it meant long cycle back in the wrong direction.
I made the right choice! Richard and Jodie were very welcoming. They live in a lovely house on the lake. Richard has put a lot of work into building a complex of beautifull wooden buildings, one of which housed me for the night. Their daughter, her husband and their grandson came to visit, and in the early evening we went out on the lake in the pontoon. The lake is 19 miles wide, and we visited a restaurant on a distant shore.
On the way back I was lucky and saw a family of loons; they had 2 fluffy chicks, which were learning to dive. Loons dive a long way underwater. Normally bald eagles nest on the lakeside-old nests were visible , but this year they have not come.
My evening ended with home made ice cream. The family were playing pool when I went to bed.
Thursday
75 miles to Mercer
Richard took my bike, belongings and me in his pick up truck back onto my cycle route, so that I did not have to repeat my route of the day before. Today has been a great ride through natural forest, small hill style farmland, and past more lakes. I have seen more wild turkeys plus seen an Elk. These have been reintroduced to the area. They wear special collors which trigger warning lights when they cross the road.
Along the roadsides has been an abundance of wild flowers.
Camping tonight in a pleasant small tourist town with lots of cafes, 2 petrol stations, a nice library, but as yet no fresh fruit.
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