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It was so nice to wake up and be able to just stand up without unzipping the tent door and crawling outside. It was a cool morning and we got our jackets on and went through the tent door to the bathroom. Made some coffee and breakfast, and greeted Mike again as he came to work and thanked him for all his help and the gracious use of his tent.
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Another good night of rest, especially after the exertion of yesterday’s Grand Island loop. We had breakfast at the motel — coffee, yogurt, & pastries, and took our time getting going for our first ride where our GPS units actually list climbs — one at 289 ft and a second at 105 ft. Nothing compared to what we’re used to, but we’ve been very spoiled by flat rides so far.
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We woke up not really knowing what we were going to do today except that we were staying in Munising another day. The weather was iffy. It had rained last night, but just a couple of showers vs. the thunderstorms that were predicted. Today, rain was predicted at 4 and again later at 7. We (well, I) had decided last night to try to avoid camping in the wet. It was a busy weekend being one of the last of the summer before school starts, so everything was booked but I scored the one fairly inexpensive, relatively, hotel room left in town at the Superior Motel & Suites.
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We had a good night’s sleep by the lake. The first thing this morning after coffee was to tackle Dana’s flat again. It took me about 15 minutes to find another piece of metal in the same spot, but it was so deeply embedded in the tread it wasn’t visible, and apparently only entered the tire innards when there was weight on the wheel. It took 10 minutes of digging with a knife, pliers and tweezers to get it out: a little shard of metal about 1 mm by 2 mm. Our first stopped this morning was at Advance Auto parts for another patch kit (LBS wasn’t open ’til 10). Armed with fresh glue, we took off for Munising, MI & Lake Superior.
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One of Tom’s duties — though we think it was more a labor of love than a duty — was to host “Coffee with the Camp Host” every day from 7-10. We joined him about 7:30 and enjoyed both his coffee and not having to make our own.
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No rain last night, so we got a nice dry start. Today’s ride was to be just 35-38 miles, so we weren’t rushed and had a leisurely breakfast and futzed around blogging, etc.; something we came to regret later.
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Nothing better than a good night’s sleep. Except to wake up a hotel that has hot coffee and the breakfast waiting for you down the hall. I guess room service would be better, but we take what we can get and this was a pretty nice breakfast. Strawberry waffles, cereal, bagels, wheat bread, yogurt and more.
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We had a small shower at around 2:00 a.m. but the wind had stopped and it was a pretty light rain. Got up and started the day like we ended last night at McDonald’s! It was just too convenient to get a large coffee and some breakfast without having to pack and clean, etc. etc. It also gave us a chance to route to Green Bay and check for lodging there.
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Another fine, dry morning. Can’t say the weather has been perfect, but we’ll take “Mostly Cloudy” any day over ” Severe Storm Warning” or even “Occasional Downpours.” And it’s not been too hot and pleasantly warm overnight. Coffee and some breakfast and a quick pack-up and we were ready for the road to Two Rivers.
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While we have much less work to do than when camping, we seem to luxuriate at motels longer than we really need to. On the road at 9:40, we set our sights on Harrington Beach State Park, with a stop in Milwaukee for lunch.
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