Quick Update

Just a short note, we are at the Wickliffe Public Library right now waiting for the Cleveland Monday morning traffic to get a little less lethal. We had a relaxing and enjoyable evening at the no-tell motel last night and a fine dinner at the Sussex Seafood Grille (voted Cleveland's best seafood, evidently.) We even got that beer we were looking for the night before. This morning we had breakfast at an old school donut and coffee shop with a bunch of boisterous old retired guys. Much better coffee than the last place and the donuts were pretty good too. We should be out of Cleveland in a couple of hours and that will be a relief. I don't think I'll come back. We are starting to think about the next couple of days and the likelihood that we will be in Freeland by Friday night. Specifically, there is some likelihood, barring any unplanned distractions. Thanks for reading and we will update again as soon as we can.

America Runs On Dunkin

Ahh, two old fashioned donuts and a coffee with free wifi. Thank you Dunkin Donuts. Another successful night of camping and we are ready to set out for the greater Rochester NY area today. The camping spots are getting thin as we get into more urban areas, but we'll see what we can do. I continue to struggle a couple of times a day with my stove. The MSR whisperlite has only three settings: napalm strike, iron smelting, and off. I have developed a method of cooking scrambled eggs without nuking them to the pan, though. I hold the pan about three inches above the cooking surface for the entire process. Our campsite was really nice last night, lakeside with a great breeze. Except the breeze died right about the time we sat down to eat with a resulting explosion in the number of mosquitoes. We each ate with one hand and whirled the other one around our heads. I guess you can't have anything. We are both sleeping well at night, which is not always possible when sleeping on the ground, so we are thankful for that. Everywhere we go people ask us about our trip, our equipment, this cool little computer. We're like, you know, celebrities or something. Okay enough about us, we've got some more pedaling to do. Next update? sooner than this one hopefully.