Blogs

Day 5 - August 6, 2008 - Glidden to Ashland - 42 miles

For a town that sees a lot of cycling tourists, I would have expected better service at restaurants? Have my fellow cyclists not been tipping well? The Bruin restaurant took over an hour to get us eggs. We were almost going to leave when they finally brought out our breakfast. Lucky for them, I have a soft spot for unique signs. All is forgiven.

Day 2 - August 3, 2008 - Marshfield to Abbotsford - 31 miles

Ryan woke up to shooting pains in his abdomen. The nagging pains from the day before had gotten worse in the night. He wanted to continue, but the group wouldn't have it. The problem was clearly getting worse. His trip was over; but he wished us well and we continued. The first miles were silent....

Soon after leaving Abbotsford we were hit with a very hard headwind. Soon the roads changed to gravel. The state cycling map recommended a road which was solid traffic and no shoulder. We opted for the peaceful gravel roads that paralleled it. It was slower, hillier, dustier, and the headwind got worse, but at least it was scenic.

Day 1 - August 2, 2008 - New Lisbon to Marshfield - 73 miles

We left New Lisbon bright and early; the morning was far cooler than we had expected. A few miles into our ride and Katie was captured digitally with her helmet in her mouth and her arm trying to put her foot up. Nobody wanted to stop moving due to mosquitoes which seemed to handle the cold just fine.

As the sun burns the fog off, the temperature finally begins to climb into the 50s.

Syndicate content