Oberlin, Ohio to Hudson, Ohio

Kathy, Judy, Anne, Jennifer, Me


Anne and Jennifer

Today was my least favorite ride of the tour. Maybe I'm tired, but it was HOT, and there was a lot of traffic. There were a few things to see along the way, but the route was not as pretty as most of our rides have been, so far. We had a few hills, but none on this part of the trip can be as bad as those Kentucky hills, so I'm not complaining. It was LOUISIANA hot, though! I'm going to post a few pictures for you, then log off and go to dinner at Cafe Trailer. Tomorrow I'll be better--less complaining, anyway. I miss y'all. All I want to ride now is DB's Monday night ride where the roads are FLAT, the only hills are the levy and the railroad tracks on Deborah Drive, and I can get behind some tall guys, like Bryan or Ricky, then go have burgers at Enoch's with Mike and some good friends. Five days, and counting.
Today's ride - 66 miles, Average 12.8, 5 hours and 7 minutes riding time

Oberlin, Ohio - Our last rest day

Local cyclist on their Sunday morining ride.

Have you looked at a map of Ohio? We are almost to Lake Erie! I can't believe we have ridden our bikes this far. Six days to go! Two weeks ago I thought this trip would NEVER end, and now it's almost over.
Oberlin, Ohio, is another beautiful little town. Our hotel is downtown, on the Oberlin College campus. I've been walking around, looking at the great old buildings, and the beautiful grounds of this private liberal arts school. I was really looking forward to their art museum, which is nationally renowned, but it is closed today because of some unforeseen circumstances. Too bad!!
Tomorrow, Monday, we begin our last 6 days of riding. We still have 350 miles to go, with one 88 mile day left to ride. We'll ride into Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, next Saturday, June 14. I can't wait to see Mike. He is flying up to meet me, along with good friends, Preston and Angie. We plan to check out Niagara Falls, and the Toronto, and maybe some other places, but I don't think they will get me into a museum!
Total miles so far - 1596.3, 24 days of riding, 6 rest days