On I Go

Thursday September 16. Got up this morning and discovered another ugly day. It rained all night apparently, the sky was still heavy with big dark clouds and the temperature was a balmy 52F. Mounted up, and rode the rest of the way across Minnesota and a couple of hundred miles across Wisconsin. I was dressed quite warmly but my hands and feet got pretty cool. There was a light mist in the air, but luckily no rain. I think I've been chasing bad weather that's moving east. So far I have managed to stay behind it. I can't complain, I've had excellent weather and although it's cool and cloudy, at least I'm not wet!

Today, I took no photos! Nothing to take. It was farm land, mostly flat, cloudy and dull and very much like Southern Ontario. So, none. I did cross the upper reaches of the Mississippi River though. Interesting but not picturesque.

I've been thinking about taking a ferry across Lake Michigan that another biker told me about at Sturgis in August. It cuts a long drive off around the southern tip of the lake and gets you away from all the horrific truck traffic that I rode through heading west. There are two ferries to consider. One is a big ship and takes four hours and the other is smaller and takes two and a half. I had considered the bigger boat, and it leaves from a smaller city (less traffic and confusion to deal with) a little north of Milwaukee. But, I couldn't make the late morning sailing and the next was at 1:55am! getting across the lake about 6am. So I reconsidered and booked the other one. It sails at 6am from Milwaukee and arrives at 8:30. Plus, for September and October there is no charge for the motorcycle (usually $38), just the rider. Time wise that worked out better. I arrived in Milwaukee at seven, found gas, a Subway sandwich and eventually a Super 8. So now I can relax a bit and go to bed early for an early rising.

Looks like I'll be home Saturday or Sunday, weather depending. Hope to see a lot of you soon.