By eight I was out the office door and dueled the elevator doors once more until a woman gave me a helpful hand and kept them from shutting down on me. Outside foot and car traffic was heavy and in full swing. At the start of Route 66 on Adams and Michigan Avenue I took …
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Day 4 – to Chicago, IL 0
After a delicious bowl of mueslix it was time to turn the corner. First a quick peak at Lake Michigan’s shoreline and then on to Chicago. I followed the road along the lake and ran into a road block, but managed to go around it. Further up the road the bridge was barricaded and thus …
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Day 3 – to Beverly Shores, IN 1
Day three would take me into Indiana, and Joe my Warmshowers host and avid cyclist would ride with me the first twenty miles out of town. The weather was a bit breezy and the morning chill was enough to have to wear long sleeves. Alongside the road majestic maple trees were waving in the wind. …
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Day 2 – to Paw Paw, MI 1
I slept in till six and snoozed for ten more minutes before going up the stairs to forage the kitchen. The weather had eighty percent rain in the forecast and once outside raindrops were falling on my helmet. I fried me a dandy first class eggs sunny side up while Gilbert was cutting up some …
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Day 1 – to Jackson, MI 1
Today the Three-Coast-Tour has officially begun. It is my fourth Blue Planet Ride over the last three years, spanning a distance of over fifteen thousand miles so far. In the next three month I will add another 8,000 miles to it, making it almost the entire length around the globe. First a big thank you …
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Day 108 – to West Bloomfield, MI 3
As soon as daylight hit I was out and about and packed up my belongings. My food supply had dwindled down to a few slices of bread, some power bars, two packs of oatmeal and one more serving of hot cocoa mix. Just enough to nourish the first couple of hours of the day and …
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Day 107 – to Frankenmuth, MI 0
This morning I began the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail from right outside my overnight rest stop. I passed by the enshrined diamond railroad crossing and traveled the forty miles of bikeway to Clare where it terminated. This popular linear park in Michigan’s extensive rail-trail system is mostly flat passing through farmlands and small villages. Several of …
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Day 106 – to Reed City, MI 0
After packing up and stowing my belongings in the panniers and trailer, I sat down in one of the library lounge chairs to check my inbox. Several swans were floating by on the calm waters of the inlet bay and the library terrace was filling up with people and their mobile devices, to use the …
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Day 105 – to Frankfort, MI 0
At noon I departed the vacation home with a lighter trailer, leaving some of my baggage behind for Anne to take home. It was again a beautiful sunshiny day. The route went north along Lake Leelanau to Leland where I stopped at the old fishing town for a look around. The wooden planked souvenir shops …
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Day 78 – to Whitefish, MT 0
After the usual morning routine I rode into town to claim my bathroom key deposit at the dispatch office and from there made a quick stop at the local library. Being in a writing mood however extended my visit a little longer than planned but resulted in the fulfillment of several postings, on my Tour …
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