September 2, 2021
Day 147 - Adrian to Archbold
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It was another great riding day. There's just about no way not to have a good day when you're outdoors in the sunshine under blue skies. When it's 75 degrees, the wind is at your back and you're rolling along on a tandem bicycle with your favorite person in the world, it's Nirvana.
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About ten miles into our ride, we came upon another cyclist going our way. He was headed to the next town, another ten miles away, to take some food to his uncle. We rode along together and got acquainted. There was so little traffic that we could ride abreast and chat. It was an enjoyable way to pass some miles. When we asked his name, he said Richard, but everyone called him Smitty. How rare, to meet another Smith!
The town we rode to with Smitty was Morenci, MI. There was a major paving project underway on Main Street. We were glad that we had the option of riding on the sidewalk.
The Ohio state line is just a mile south of Morenci. This bridge is known as the "southernmost bridge in Michigan". Smitty told us that there is an annual bridge walk here, complete with T-shirts for participants, as there is at the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day. Sounds like fun.
Now we're in Ohio, the final state of this tour.
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We stopped at a convenience store in Archbod, OH to get our Diet Coke and snacks for our rest day tomorrow. We talked with the clerk, Mya and found out that she used to live in Chielfland, FL, just north of us and a regular cycling destination of ours.
Tomorrow is a tourist day. We're visiting Sauder Village, which is a living history museum.
Today's ride: 42 miles (68 km)
Total: 5,521 miles (8,885 km)
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