Day 25 - Midland MI to Imlay City MI, 102 miles, 1200' cumulative climbing

Finally an easy and uneventful day today! No angry drivers, no big headwinds, no rain, great lunch stop (as usual), short flat route and early to the finish.  Whew!  A perfect recovery day as we prepare to enter Canada tomorrow on a day that includes 140 miles. Today's route of 102 miles was a fast ride, our average speed a mile an hour faster than usual.  We had a bonus stop with hand-dipped ice cream cones in the late morning.  There's not much to compare with ice cream on a hot summer day's bike ride.

I had dinner tonight with a couple in our group who live in Tucson, Kathleen and Tim.  It was nice to get to know them a little more than the typical snatches of chat exchanged on daily rides.  In our winter visits to Tucson they'll definitely be on the list of new friends that we can connect with.  Tim operates a custom bike fitting business, while Kathleen is a Life Coach consultant.  I could probably use both of their services and be way better off!
Tomorrow we go to Canada and more flat ground to ride.  Climbing awaits in New York but that's still a couple days away.

Eastern Michigan offers less interesting views but is flatter

Marigolds lining Midland's main streets

Triple peanut butter cup.  Yum!