Day 44 London ON to Brantford ON Canada

Day 44 Port Huron MI to London Ontario Canada 

Being driven over the bridge by employee of MI Dept of Transportation

Through Customs and now in Canada

Canadian Town

Old Farmhouse in Canada

Dave giving Dale a buzz haircut at the Travel Lodge in London ON

Thanks to all those who sent Ed birthday cards to the Snake River Campground in Idaho. I finally got to read them one rainy evening in my tent somewhere in Wisconsin

My thanks to all, in random order

Kelly and Dan Babcock,   Andy and Martha Maurer,  James and Cindy Chida,  John DeMar,  Jeff and Ruta Henard,  Gary and Karen Belz,  Jeff Julie Matt and Sarah Cryer,  Denise and Kenny Battram,  Mark and Kristy Hurley,  Dee and Bob Cart,  Beth DeMar,  Mark and Connie Magdaleno,  Bob Romano (happy birthday to you too),  Linda Hurley my lovely wife,  Joel Patty and Jenna Williams,  Eugene and Michele Boyle,  Rich and Sally Salter,  Mark and Carolyn Chin Thorp,  John and Carmen Vena,  Bob and Sue Montelone,  Kathy Hurley,  Tom and Paula Corbin,  Willi and Susanna Hugelshofer.

Very special...

Thanks

Ed

Day 43 Frankenmuth to Port Huron

Day 43 Frankenmuth to Port Huron

Plenty of rain today, so few pictures taken! 

Below, Jim and Pat cook spaghetti and bratwurst, and also eggs under the canopy in the rain

Enjoying dinner

Below, Campers visiting us in Port Huron

From left to right Ed, Jim, Dave, Robyn Wichers whose husband Andrew is a Army Col. currently deployed in Kandahar Afganistan, Ginger Nesbitt, Florence Jagodzinski (Robyn's mother),  Dale, Pat, Bill Nesbitt a retired USMC Col.  We also had a visitor who goes by Elliot Ness a retired general who donated $20 to us.  

Day 42 July 30 Lakeview MI to Frankenmuth MI

Day 42 Lakeview MI to Frankenmuth MI

MI country side on route to Frankenmuth

From Stanton to Victoryville, we run into road resurfacing. 5 miles of very rough pavement that jarred

parts loose on our bikes and any loosing fillings anyone had

On the road to Frankenmuth

Below, Texas Dave, pulls us over for lunch

Below, Tom's sister Nancy and husband Mike Sullins visiting us from Sparta Il, treat us to DQ as we arrive.

From left Pat, Jim, Dale, Ed, Nancy, Mike, and Tom's cousin Terry and Terry

Below, we are greeted on arrival by Dale, Dave's wife and friends Dean and Ruth Woodard, Helene Bleecker, Dan and Debbie Sharp, and Dale in the green shirt.

Dave has been counting the days until Dale would meet us in Frankenmuth. Dave, Dale, and their friends all went out to dinner together

Nancy and Mike Sullins Tom's sister and brother in law,  take us to Dinner at Sullivan's in Frankenmuth.

From left, Pat, Dale, Ed, Tom, Nancy, Mike, and Jim

Day 41 Ludington MI to LakeView MI Where Mike and Gyl Hondorp Host us at their home

Day 41 July 29 Ludington MI to Lakeview MI

On the road to Lakeview MI

Public School, maybe K - 8 in small county of MI

We are met at a DQ near Lakeview by Darryl's sister Beverly and her husband Roger Johnson, and their friends who live in Lakeview, Mike and Gyl Hondorp and son Kyle

Below, from left, Kyle, Mike, Dale, Darryl, Ed, Gyl, Dave behind Gyl, Pat, Jim, Beverly and Roger

We arrive at Mike and Gyl's home

Relaxing in their back yard, having cheese, fruit, and drinks. From left Mike, Gyl, Dale, Darryl and Pat

Our hosts served us a fantastic dinner of steak, pasta salad, garlic bread, and followed by Gyl's special K-bars and chocolate cake for desert.

Group picture the next morning as we depart for Frankenmuth

From left, Mike, Darryl, Dale, Pat, Gyl, Tom, Jim, Dave, Roger and Beverly

SS Badger Ferry from Manitowoc WI to Ludington MI Day 40 July 28 2013

Pat and Jim team up too make eggs with left over bratwurst and Pancakes  

Darryl joins us. He will be with us until we leave Lake View MI for Frankenmuth MI

The SS Badger arriving in Manitowoc

For more info on the SS Badger, click here

The team on board, Pat, Dave, Tom, Ed, Jim, Darryl, Dale

Captain Curtis takes time off from piloting the ship to play Texas Hold-m with us.
He takes the pot from Ed with Kings over Ed's Jacks

Dave wins it all!

Jim meets a man named Matter who is involved in MIA*POW, he gives Jim and Dale commemorative coins. He also donates $100 on our donation page. Thanks Matter.

We meet other cross country cyclists. Terry on the left, travels by himself, and met up with Bob and his wife who left Vancouver, and have traveled 2400 miles so far.

Terry, Bob, we lost your contact info and blog info in the laundry. If you see this, add your info by commenting on this post or email to 6over60@gmail.com

The pickup and RV being unloaded from SS Badger in Ludington.

We arrived in Ludington, in the evening. It was  raining so Tom called two audibles, dinner at fast food, and rooms at the Best western.

Day 39 Fond du Lac WI to Manitowoc WI July 27 2013

First View of Lake Michigan as we approach Manitowoc

Arriving in Manitowoc WI from left Jim, Randy, Dale, Tom, Ed, Pat

Darryl, flies in to join us for a few Days!

Tom, Jim, Pat, pick him up at airport and take a side trip to Green Bay and Lambeau Field