Hi Everyone,
Yesterday the motel we checked into had one car parked in front of
the units and two cars parked in the back where I assumed the
employees parked. So why did the owner check her reservation list
to assign us a room? Last night I found out the answer. The motel
was full last night because a local woman turned 100 yesterday or
today and everyone was at her house or a place where they were celebrating.
Remember yesterday when I changed both batteries in my speedometer
and it didn't correct the problem and then it started working later?
This morning it did not work and had the same symptoms. If I ride
the bike, the speed and distance do not work. If I slowly move the
magnet pass the sensor, it works. We were waiting for the convenience
store to open for breakfast so I had time to work on the speedometer
and this time I got the spare sensor and moved it rapidly pass the
magnet and the speed and distance worked! I replaced my sensor unit
and everything worked fine today. The sensor unit on the bike was
an old one from my original CicloSport CM434 that must be 5 years old.
My replacement is a brand new one that came with the new CicloSport
CM4.4A that I bought his year.
This morning we started in foggy conditions but with no visibility
problems. Hwy 77 had narrow shoulders but little traffic and the
drivers were courteous. Then we got to US 2. We stopped at a gas
station convenience store and met three men from Vermont and Maine,
canoeists. They were very familiar with Nova Scotia and the ferry
to Bar Harbor.
It is a good thing that US 2 has a wide shoulder because the traffic
on it was heavy at times and there are quite a few trucks, trailers,
and RVs. A few trailers and RVs drive on the shoulder white line,
but they don't go past the white line because of the rumble strips.
In one town where we stopped for lunch (pasties) the waitress gave
us good information on motels down the road and information on the
ferries to Mackinaw Island and the general weather conditions there.
Her daughter works on Mackinaw Island!
As we ate, five bicycle tourist arrived but decided not to eat there.
All were on recumbents pulling Burley trailers. They are from Omaha,
Nebraska and are doing the loop from Green Bay through the UP and down
Michigan along the west coast to Luddington where they will take the
ferry back to Green Bay. Ruth and I thought about taking that ferry
from Green Bay to Luddington earlier but decided to stay north so
she can see the Great Lakes.
Ruth was properly impressed with Lake Michigan. I don't think that
she believed me when I first described the Great Lakes or maybe
thought that I was exaggerating. I told her that it was like the ocean.
You look out and all you can see to the horizon is water. Also you can
see the horizon curve to give you the idea that the earth is round and
flat.
We are in the town of Brevort, MI about 20 miles from St Ignace where
we will go to catch the ferry to Mackinaw Island tomorrow morning.
After a couple of long days, I was not able to ride 85 miles today
to St Ignace.
No wifi here, but AT&T Edge comes through again.
The Statistics: 64.50 miles and 469 feet of climbing and a light
headwind all day.
Steve and Ruth in Brevort, MI
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Posted by steveruthrar
at 3:37 PM PDT
