The other good news is that today's route, and the next couple of days to follow, are all pretty flat terrain, and the hills are what wears me down first.
So today's route was a nice look at western Michigan, and a big contrast with the Wisconsin we just passed through. Different soils, trees, grasses in the two states, both beautiful in different ways, but the separation of the huge lake and resulting change in weather patterns makes for an interesting change of scenery. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the landscape today. Conversation in our little riding group was muted; I think everyone else is just as fatigued as I am.
Muted until mile 70 that is. I've heard others experience moments like this but it was a first for me. A driver inexplicably lost his temper because he thought we four bikers were impeding his use of the road. When he swerved into us to try and force us off the road, grazing one of my riding partners, it briefly threatened to get ugly. But after a short verbal altercation when he stopped, we took his license number and he drove off. No injuries but a scary couple of minutes. Our only practical recourse is to report him and hope the county he lives in keeps a record of his aggressive driving in case he does something like that again. And it's an important reminder that we are vulnerable and must pay attention all the time. Fortunately this instance ended with no real harm done.
Tonight we're in a nice Holiday Inn, definitely an above average franchise. Very comfortable which is just what I was thinking would be nice! The show goes on......
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