Friday, August 10, 2007
post from the road…
(i am putting together some of tony’s updates from the road. i think hes just leaving traverse city. for those who dont know… our very own tbrizzle is biking all the way around lake michigan for two weeks with only his iphone for company. he has all his stuff in a trailer and is camping half the time. -miss casual)
late as usual
minor crisis this morning, the skewer that holds my trailer to my bike was unfit. i couldn’t find a shop that sold only the skewer so i bought a whole new trailer and left everything other than the skewer hanging in the window at rapid transit. so i have $350 in store credit if anyone needs anything…
classic.
many thanks to jess and claire for hanging out this morning and especially to mr. rick russell for supporting me emotionally through my tomfoolery.
leaving…now.
mile 32
Flat tire in Gary, in.
Fixed, but still a bit annoying.
first day
78 miles through chicago indiana and a little of Michigan. Dinner with mom and monica. Tired.
mile 242: alonzo gives me the rest of his pizza
Day 3 was long, but finished well. Made it to silver lake mi, land of the dune buggy. My campground is packed (on a Monday no less) with every kind of 4×4. People have been consistently friendly (e.g. Giving me pizza). Looked silly strapped to my bike but no chance I was going to turn that down.
mile 304: smoothie break in manistee, mi
There’s coffee shops and wireless everywhere…what an age we live in
day 5: reality check
Tired today. Arms more sore than anything else. Roads terrible, no shoulder. Only 50 miles today but I’m beat…rewarding my capitulation with a night at the grand old wellington inn, traverse city, MI. Wifi, free beer, and tight next to downtown.
Starting the ride again will be hard.
i am a manly man
my hotel room
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August 10th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
i’m totally jealous. a bike tour sounds awesome. how ’bout some pics of the rig?
August 10th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
oh, and isn’t there a Great Wolf in Traverse City?
August 10th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
ask and ye shall receive
August 10th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
the great wolf is -near- traverse city, but not really -in- traverse city. more like traverse suburbs. i drove by it in june on my way to a wedding in traverse.
August 10th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
this trip is killer. and by the way - way to go, blogging staff. i just found the internet connection in my new place and have tons of c.u. reading to catch up on. p.s. i miss you guys already.
August 10th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
keep it going, tbr. man, when you get back you’re gonna be so trim.
August 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
TBR glad to see you’re reading one of my fave books - a walk in the woods. totally hilarious. have fun in the UP, eh. liz