Around third base approaching home...

Realizing that in the past four days we've cycled 1/5 of our remaining miles it's just now starting to really set in that the end of this little adventure is right around the corner. We've finally traded the corn fields for the great Lake Erie, which we'll now be riding alongside for 200+ miles, and all the shoreline communities that come along with it. A relief and breath of fresh air to say the least!

 

Last night we had a really great couple, Sam and Susan, welcome us into their home. They had a couple friends over and Sam grilled lamb chops and shrimp and also made lentils, rice, a bean salad, and corn....all washed down with some fine Belgian brews. Some of the finest food in quite awhile! Also this morning a great omelette and espresso using coffee beans Sam roasts himself. Very giving and righteous folks indeed! Leaving Sam and Susan's early this morning we had a short 40 miles to Cleveland, our destination for the night, where we had our first experience with real "urban riding". It's a really funny feeling cruising into a bustling city on a bulky loaded down bicycle. Couldn't help but feel like a cowboy coming down out of the mountains on his horse, hooves clip clopping, mustache, cowboy hat, lip bulging with chewing tobacco. 

 

Being that I've always wanted to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame we decided to spend the day/night in Cleveland. After scoring a hotel room we walked down to the hall of fame and spent three hours exploring. There's so much interesting music history it would be fairly easy to lose a whole day inside! Pretty cool looking at an instrument from a couple inches away that was in "so in sos" hands night after night all around the world, lyrics scrawled in a notebook to some of the most important songs of our time, etc. Good ole Billy Joel sums it up pretty well.....

 

After the trip through rock history we grabbed a bite to eat and strolled around the city a bit. I gotta say I'm quite fond of ya Cleveland! Until next time.....

 

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