Day 9 – July 6, 2003

Ride to the Holy City

Ride from South Bend, ID to Toledo, OH

Today was a short ride. We had laundry to do and the bikes were in bad need of a cleaning. We decided to ride straight to Toledo and see if we could get caught up. The ride was supposed to be a straight shot east, but that didn’t take into consideration that highway 20 also has an “old highway 20”, and also a highway 20A. One of them put me going the right direction, but took an hour longer. We figured it out, when it ran out. The other was a little easier to correct when it went the wrong direction. We only wasted about 20 minutes on that road. There were some pleasant surprises though. A hidden river that ran behind a row of houses and an Amish community! We had an opportunity to observe the children in school at play. We also passed the plant where the Hummer is made. Then we crossed into Ohio and on to Toledo. We checked in and got to the laundry done and the bikes cleaned, but on the way back to the motel it started to rain. We managed to get tucked in before the skies opened up and the wind tried to blow the trees away. I have not been able to get access to the internet due to the lines all being tied up, so you probably reading this late.

Tomorrow we re heading for Niagara Falls, so stay tuned. Till then, I’ll see you on the byways….