Monthly Archives: June 2013

Day 4 – Joliet – Cedar Rapids

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Early morning stop to get coffee n water and some kisses!

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My beautiful wife!

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Morning review with group before we start the day!

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Visiting Ronald Reagan childhood home

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Wife’s bike!

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And

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My most precious wife! We both sure miss our dearest children yet happy that they’re having fun while we have fun too!

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Our romantic quiet lunch time!

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Thanks to my wife. She suggested us to go to a quilt shop so they could see Velcro strap back to my new glove. Done!

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Thrilled to learn that our hotel got pool, hot tub and sauna. Perfect after a great day of biking. Hot day yes yet love it! Grreat back road riding!

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At a motorcycle pub n restaurant n same time watch the very last game Spurs vs heat!

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Watching basketball game!

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Our route!

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Data of today’s trip. Definitely one if the greatest n looking forward to more of those! Ready to Zzzzzz now!

Day 3 – Upper Sandusky – Joliet, Illinois

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Morning just before we depart for Joliet

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Stop at Plymouth, Indiana for a delicious lunch!

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Country Chicken sandwich, their speciality!

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Country Chicken Salad….Delicious! Yummy!

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Proud owner of this restaurant

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Gas time!

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My beautiful wife!

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With her Darlingest husband!

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At Harrahs hotel in Joliet

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Stats for the day – ride

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Our route

Day Two – Lincoln highway

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Morning talk before starting the day

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What’s the name of this river?

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Hope you guessed the name of this river correctly….. Ohio River

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We both r having such a wonderful time!

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Very nice town. Some ate at the famous silver diner. (Not us) even tho it looks very good!

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What???? Still eating? What is she eating? Guess? Delicious?

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Trying to help you to find my most precious wife!

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Cobb salad after a great n beautiful day of biking. Looking forward to more of biking as we head westward!

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Stats

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And our route

Day one – Lincoln highway

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Departed this am 8am all excited n ready to go!

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Met up with Larry and Nancy

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Heading north on route 15 to Gettysburg where we then got on Lincoln highway heading toward San Francisco!

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And the Lincoln highway marker

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The famous tea house on Lincoln highway

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Our lunch!

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Larry Reedy and his bike!

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H2O time!

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Flight 93 memorial

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Here jimmy caught up n joined w us onward to Pittsburg!

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Visiting West penna school for the deaf and then on to Pennsylvania owned deaf club where we join up with many other bikers for dinner n chat

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Amazing many bikers!

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Going up Mt Washington for a beautiful view of Pittsburgh city

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Our route today

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Our stats for today!
Now ready to sleep n getting ready for another day of biking!

Our trip has begun’

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8am ready we go!

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Odometer at 12,360 miles. Today June 17 Monday 8am.
Making a quick stop here at wegman for our light breakfast n meet with Larry and nancy n ride together on to Lincoln highway!