Catching up continued.....

Sometimes the technology defeats me.

The Su under Jim's duplicate pic means nothing.

We arrived at Marybeth's to be warmly greeted  by a true Trail Angel. We cleaned up our bikes and hung our wet tents in her garage took a shower in her steam shower and boy did that feel good. Then we got personal service in the cafe and were fed like you would not believe.  Marybeth's home above the bakery is lovely and very comfortable. We slept well. Jim made the breakfast in the morning with the makings Marybeth supplied. We had a beautiful, restful, if short, stay with her. Such a generous person.

Next day, guess what? It was raining. Only difference being the wind was stronger. Headwind of course. And then I got a flat. At that point I was over the top exasperated. Good to have a calming partner. By 3 hours into the day we had gone a whole 15 miles. So we kept on going. And amazingly later the sky cleared, after Tioga creek.

Tioga creek

At that point we made good time and got only a couple of miles short of our original goal, in L'Anse, MI. We stayed in a motel because of continued rain in our future. 

Ate at the home of the monster sweet roll the Hilltop Cafe. They ship them. You can look it up. 

Yesterday we got on the road again before the rain and made it to the top of the first long climb before it started. Then it was rain off and on all morning but the wind was not bad. It was manageable but by the time we got to the Pit Stop on route M-26 we were really ready for a big lunch. The weather seemed like maybe it would improve again like yesterday as we went in to eat. When we came out 45" later it was colder, windier and raining. We got on down the road. 12 miles to Ontonagon and 13 miles to Silver City. At times the wind almost felt like it was pushing us but it was hard to know we were so cold and wet. Hot chocolate at Lucy's in Ontonagon helped. Then blessedly it was flat as a pancake all the way to Silver City. It felt so good to arrive and it feels good to rest today. Tomorrow the weather turns and it will be our last day in the U.P.