Monday 7th August
88 miles to Vasser
Cycling South along an increasingly busy road towards Port Huron. Good shoulder though, so fine. I passed a great fresh food outlet which also sold the local Michigan cheese. They had great big punnets of blueberries, sweet corn ,dried fruits and loads of home cured jerky (dried meats).
I had planned to camp at the Port Huron recreational area, a natural forest area just before you get into this large town. BUT, it started sheeting with rain, just at a point where I had no shelter. So I cycled into town in search of a café. Used a combination of the cycle route (which disappeared on me) and Bob's planning - which was good, to reach the centre, and squelched into the library. I had to empty my shoes of water first, and left a very large wet patch on the seat when I left.
A motel would have been good, but I do not think that the Ramada Hotel would want me or that I would like the price. It started to dry up and I ended up cycling through gentle farmland with vegetable stalls, at farm ends along the route to Vasser (another 22 miles). No motel until then. Motel full, but the lovely owner put me to camp at the back at no charge. Her 4 year old granddaughter, came out to see me with a flashlight in case I did not have one! She tried out my head torch - good thing it was too big for her or might not have got it back. How kind people are.
Have broken my USA record- had to go into the nearby Macdonalds to use the restroom. This morning I had my Senior's coffee there. (...did not know I got an OAP discount until Alpena)
This morning have stopped to dry out my gear. The sun is out and life is good.
Cycling South along an increasingly busy road towards Port Huron. Good shoulder though, so fine. I passed a great fresh food outlet which also sold the local Michigan cheese. They had great big punnets of blueberries, sweet corn ,dried fruits and loads of home cured jerky (dried meats).
I had planned to camp at the Port Huron recreational area, a natural forest area just before you get into this large town. BUT, it started sheeting with rain, just at a point where I had no shelter. So I cycled into town in search of a café. Used a combination of the cycle route (which disappeared on me) and Bob's planning - which was good, to reach the centre, and squelched into the library. I had to empty my shoes of water first, and left a very large wet patch on the seat when I left.
A motel would have been good, but I do not think that the Ramada Hotel would want me or that I would like the price. It started to dry up and I ended up cycling through gentle farmland with vegetable stalls, at farm ends along the route to Vasser (another 22 miles). No motel until then. Motel full, but the lovely owner put me to camp at the back at no charge. Her 4 year old granddaughter, came out to see me with a flashlight in case I did not have one! She tried out my head torch - good thing it was too big for her or might not have got it back. How kind people are.
Have broken my USA record- had to go into the nearby Macdonalds to use the restroom. This morning I had my Senior's coffee there. (...did not know I got an OAP discount until Alpena)
This morning have stopped to dry out my gear. The sun is out and life is good.
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