May 27, 2021
Day 22: Conneaut, OH to Mentor, OH
"Tin Soldiers and Nixon Coming"
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Climbing Today; 874 ft Climbing to Date; 46,302 ft
Last night's hotel room was nice but simple. There was no microwave, so breakfast this morning consisted of instant oatmeal and hot chocolate made using the jet boil stove to heat the water. It was a very pleasant ride today but it was a bit cool with the wind, so for the first time in days I wore the wind jacket. We thought we were out of luck for second breakfast in Ashtabula, but at the last moment Doc noticed a restaurant we passed that was actually open so we had a nice sit down breakfast.
(Note: parts of this journal are written "live" by voice-to-text input when we take a break - so now you know.) It's our second breakfast and we are debating what we will do tomorrow. The forecast isn’t favorable with 100% chance of rain and a high of 60° so it’s possible we may take a rest day or opt for a very short day. So we have a lot of unknowns ahead of us, I guess that’s what makes it an adventure. Being a little cold is no problem, and being wet for a bit is no problem, but being cold and wet all day long is something we’d like to avoid. So we’ll figure that out tonight, in the meantime I’m going to enjoy my breakfast. Our waitress was apprehensive about us bicycling through Cleveland, but that doesn’t necessarily frighten us because most people have an unreasonable fear of bicycling on the roads anyway. Soon enough we will see what it's like to bike through Cleveland.
The Kent State massacre was at a different campus not far away from here, but still I was overwhelmed with emotion from the sight of flags flying at half-mast at Kent State. The younger audience can't realize how much the Vietnam War influenced the politics and culture of my generation.
For some of the younger audience, a bit of insight;
But I diverge from our little adventure, so let's get back to it. Doc is unfazed by signs and such - surely they don't apply to him? "Sign, sign, everywhere a sign..."
The route wound through rural country and followed the Ohio Coastal Trail much of the time. The wife's car is misbehaving and is probably due for replacement soon - I found the perfect answer today.
The cool weather kept our bicycle engines running smoothly, and we moved along fairly well today until it heated up a bit in the afternoon. We rode through downtown Painesville, and the downtown square was quite impressive.
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3 years ago
When I booked the Super 8 in Mentor, I estimated it was about 1 mile off of our route. It's hard to estimate distance using Google maps cause when you can see a scale it doesn't last long before it disappears - anyway, I blew it cause the hotel was actually 3 miles off the route. Fortunately, there is a shorter route back that will intersect with the route when we leave. The weather forecast for tomorrow is not good, we have ridden 10 days in a row now, and we haven't planned our next stops yet - so then, tomorrow will be a rest and planning day. If you aren't tired of videos, here's another one - if you are tired of them, then don't watch it - we love you either way. Good night all...
Today's ride: 61 miles (98 km)
Total: 1,077 miles (1,733 km)
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3 years ago
I have the gopro Hero 8 - it does a great job with discriminating my voice from the wind - I think the audio technology is improved from earlier gopro models.
Bud
3 years ago
3 years ago
Thanks for checking in, it's nice to know folks are actually following us! It was good meeting you - we have a high opinion of folks from Ohio, as several (including you) offered to help us in any way needed. And I agree with you about Doc :>)
Bud
3 years ago