Spring 1997 - Cincinnati to Yukon
Journals - 5 May 1997
Day 35 - Near Bear Lake, MI
5 May 1997 (rainy/sun/rainy; mileage = 36.3) -- A - We slept in a little
and awoke to rain, which prompted us to sleep in a little more. It was very
sporadic, light rain. We finally got up, had breakfast and got ready. Our
campsite was very nice. One you would enjoy staying more than one night at,
but we've done that recently so we needed to move on. Once we started
riding, it really started raining, BUT ... we had a huge tail wind! Fair
trade. We rode into Manistee, saw a really huge Catholic cemetery, crossed
a drawbridge and then it REALLY started raining and thundering and
lightning. We needed to see the map, but that would be pretty impossible.
We started out of town and saw a bakery so we tried to dodge the rain, only
it was out of business! Back on the road ... finally a Burger King. We had
Whoppers, apple pie and coffee. Very tasty! And DRY. By the time we left,
the sun was peeking out. Well-timed stop. We rode up and came to a Lake
Michigan shoreline that looked just like a calm ocean! It was so cool. We
then got to Bear Lake, where we stopped at a little village park to rest
and snack. We put away rain gear, cleaned up the bikes, pondered whether to
stay there and camp, but decided to take advantage of the wind and move on.
Chris noticed someone windsurfing on the lake and was jealous. Anyway, we
left and it clouded up again. About 6 miles later, we could hear thunder
behind us and see it pouring rain back there. We quickly turned off, found
a spot and had the tent up and everything stowed just as the first drops
started. Quite impressive!
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