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Geoff's Tour
A Journal of My Bicycle Touring

Journey Notes

Today was a fairly pleasant day with little wind and a high that "only" reached 32C (90F). There were a lot of big fluffy clouds in the sky. The route today was almost exclusively on highway 12, "The Chicago Road" a route the developed out of native routes between the Detroit and Chicago areas. It was two lanes and not very busy. The shoulders were generally pretty good although there were some tricky sections.

After leaving at about 9:30 am, I quickly left Indiana and entered Michigan. About 40 km into the ride, I passed the 4,000 km (2500 mile) point in the trip. That is about half way! Actually, based on the latest route updates, it's past half way.

I beat Rochelle again to our lunch meeting point at about the 75km point in Bronson. We had lunch and I refilled on water and ice and then headed out for the next 50 km to our next stop. We could not find any campgrounds in the Jonesville area online but were hopeful to find something along the road. Rochelle found Way Back In Campground just north of Jonesville. We planned to meet on the highway exit for the campground. As I was approaching Johnesville, a big black cloud came overhead and it started to pour. Luckily, just as I climbed the next hill, I saw VanGo parked on the side of the road and I did not get too wet.

The campground really is "Way Back In" and is very quiet. I nice change from the places we normally stay at.

Tomorrow, we are aiming at the Wayne County Fairground and RV Park in Canton, MI. About 110 km away.