We had comfortable sleeping weather last night, and woke up to basically dry tents. Every night has been different! Cynthia and I missed our planned departure by only 20 minutes today. We felt some pressure to get going, since I was shooting to be done by noon. No big deal though, it was easily achieved. […]

After yesterday’s 70-mile terrain packed day, today seemed pretty easy. We lagged a bit and we were out at our latest time yet at nine. It got super chilly last night, and I woke up at 3am feeling cold. Got up a few hours later to a low temp and a LOT of dew; it […]

A day off the bike and out of the routine was enough to set our departure back to 8:37 this morning. Would make you think we didn’t have 70 miles ahead of us. The day was very lovely. The high was only in the low 70’s, so even as the afternoon wore on it never […]

I consider this day seized. I slept in, till 7:30!! I didn’t have to rush, I didn’t have to break down my camp and pack up. It was quite decadent! Cynthia and I hung out together today and had a very enjoyable time. First up was breakfast at Round’s, where I had pancakes and a […]

Today was as different from yesterday as possible. I still rode 60+ miles and there were many hills, but otherwise totally different. The rain cleared off and today dawned clear but pretty chilly. I heard a few people saying they were uncomfortably cold, but I actually slept very well. I wore my jogger plants and […]

I slept well last night, which was fortunate, because today was a challenge. I woke up around 6:15 to thunder. By the time I’d gotten changed out of my Pjs it was raining. I walked in to breakfast in the pouring rain, so I started the day wet and stayed that way until after my […]

When I was packing for this trip I kept thinking about the MUP tour in 2019 when I was so cold at night (in late July, in the Upper Peninsula) that I was wearing most of my clothes in bed to get warm enough to sleep. Not so on this trip. It was so hot […]

After being deferred for two years due to the pandemic, I’m finally here at the start of my vacation on two wheels. Montague MI to Mackinaw City, MI. Not to be confused with Mackinac Island, MI, which is spelled differently but pronounced the same way. I left Rochester today around 12:45, after kissing all available […]