I didn't get to putting together a blog post last night as we were visiting with Rochelle's brother and family. I spent the day weaving though the suburbs of Detroit. Detroit, unsurprisingly, is not a very bicycle friendly city. I did manage to find a number of streets that had nice wide curb lanes that were suitable for cycling although I only saw one other cyclist all day on the roads.
One thing that I really notice as I arrive in larger cities is that the quality of the surface that I ride on deteriorates considerably. There were streets that were so bad that I had to find alternate routes. Interestingly, there were others that were extremely nice to ride on. Maybe I just got lucky and found some new concrete. That's another thing, concrete streets are not very bicycle friendly. Even new, the expansion seperators make for a rough ride. Once they start to crack and get patched, you really have to pick your line carefully.
It was great to arrive here. It is one of our major destinations on the trip and we are now considerably into the second half of the trip!