Rain in the morning, so I read a book (Curious incident of the dog in the night time) I'd been carrying several days for just this situation. Heavy rain tapered off as I finished it, conveniently before checkout time, so I left in drizzle which quickly became windblown rain again as I crossed river into Menomonee, MI. Stopped to get out of rain at town park next to lake, big waves oceanic as they hit shore. Ponder, wait for it to be just drizzle again, then ride for two hours to first convenience store for hot tea and my cheese sandwich. Rest, wait, rain stops. Back on bike and soon cross county line and back into the Eastern time zone.
Some weak drizzle again, but just ride for town and motel and store, 59 miles, seems longer. Good practice for England? Perhaps, but the last 3 books I've read on this trip all take place there (Julian Barnes, Sense of an ending, a few days ago, and on the train the massive 1000 page Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
The Upper Peninsula seems to be a state of mind, self-identifying as "Yoopers". Escanaba is the home of Upper Hand Brewery, and I'm trying their beer: their Upper
Peninsula Ale or "UPA."
And the Great Lakes generate great cloudscapes.
We saw an absolutely brilliant play based on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time in London and loved it so much we saw it again on Broadway. It was so great to have you visit. Continued safe travels. Norden
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