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Thanks Janet
Mike
Hi Mike. The batteries have over 13,000 miles on them. We picked up a second battery yesterday so we have some more flexibility to climb more and ride longer in tour to get back to Washington before snow in the mountains. The plan is to use both batteries in the 20-80% range. Stephen says our used batteries have degraded maybe 10%.
5 years agoCurious about your battery life. You have done 8,627 miles this trip.
Were the batteries new at the start of your trip or have they lasted a lot longer thaan that?
Mike
Hi Marty ,
We head west tomorrow! Good to hear from you and Joey. We have really enjoyed riding up the east coast. The adventure continues !
Joey and I are in the Upper Peninsula now near Calumet so if you come this way let us know. Just cycled in Ontario before getting here. You folks are doing well on your tour. Safe travels Janet.
5 years agoThanks Bill!
5 years agoWild geraniums!
https://www.prairiemoon.com/geranium-maculatum-wild-geranium-prairie-moon-nursery.html
Here it is! We are in Willimantic right now!
5 years agoThat is So cool that you were here!
5 years agoI went to Clint's cousin's graduation at Yale. Clint was at sea, so went on my own and met his Aunt Rita there. Great experience.
5 years agoGlad you guys have had good success with the ECG from Maryland. You are now entering my old stomping grounds from college at UCONN in Storrs. Willimantic had once been the thread capital of the US, but had fallen into very hard times in the late 70's when I was at UCONN, but had the closest McDonalds back in those days!
Putnam/Woodstock is where my girlfriend's family lived and I used her father as a reference in my job applications, not knowing that the dirt road they lived on had no real name and they all just called in Oak Street and made up numbers. When the government sent the background investigator out there and the address didn't exist, I had to be interviewed, swear an affidavit, all kinds of problems!
But, that area is what spoiled me on ever living in an urban environment again! Providence is a very cool city if you get to spend some down time there, especially at night when they have the "Night Fires" on the water, which I think start after Memorial Day - try to catch that.
I hope the cycling is great!
Street after street of beautiful old homes.
5 years agoBeautiful houses.
5 years agoThanks Nancy. We are having a great time.
5 years ago
Good on you! Just keep clear of the other end. That is a snapping turtle.
5 years agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_snapping_turtle