Joe started out before 7 am this morning for 68+ miles of bike riding. It was a nice cool ride. It was 59 degrees when he left and there was mist coming off of the Wabash River. He saw a muted sun rising, due to the poor air quality (wildfires in Canada?) All and all an uneventful ride on Hwy 24 until he got to Fort Wayne, ID. Fort Wayne has beautiful bike trails. He followed 2 different bike paths and Garmin did great (!!!!). He made it all the way to just off the Pufferbelly Trail (65 miles in) and then Garmin led him to a gravel road (hmmph). The gravel road was a couple miles and then a few more miles of pavement until he got to the campsite for the night.
An interesting thing that happened is that he got a flat tire on Hwy 24 East due to a piece of metal. He replaced the innertube and moved on, but that got us thinking about the other things he’s seen on the side of the road. Besides the typical food trash, he’s seen RV parts- bumper ends, vent covers, etc; a surprising number of dead songbirds and other deceased animals – raccoons, opossums, gophers, chipmunks; black bungee cords by the hundreds, mini liquor bottles with Fireball being the clear winner of the window toss and lately he's been seeing a lot more discarded vapes.
Neptune and I took one last walk along the river this morning and didn’t see the cats. We weren’t surprised since we usually saw them in the afternoon, but I missed that clowder. And just being able to use the word clowder doesn’t happen very often, so I’m grateful. We stopped at a rest area off I-69 to walk around a bit. I’ve learned to stop at all the rest areas because, why not? And they give us a chance to get some exercise. Neptune does take an extra moment when he sees anyone that could be his Joe, whether on a bike or walking. Joe made it to our campsite right before us, so it was very good timing all around. This afternoon we were able to get a couple chores done and prep for our campsites going forward this week. We have started keeping a spread sheet taped to the wall of the places we’ll be staying and what type of services they offer. Trust me, you want to know if there’s water or electricity before you get there for the night. We've noticed that there were not so many cornfields today and as we head north to Lake Erie, we’re curious to find out what lies in store for us.
We’re going to bed early tonight hoping for a cool night’s sleep and a calm, uneventful travel day tomorrow. And may the wind be at Joe’s back!
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