Day
78-81 South Bend to Ann Arbor, Michigan
The ride from Valparaiso to South Bend
took considerably longer than I had anticipated. My GPS informed me that cycling these 60
miles should take about 6 hours. It took
me over 10 hours. I have to come to
terms with the fact that insofar as I am pulling a heavy trailer and I am not
the greatest athlete, I have to double
the projected time if I am able to keep to any sort of schedule. I arrived in South Bend at 10 p.m. and had to
navigate 90 minutes in the dark. I have
lost my bike light along the way and I believed that I would always be in bed
by the time it got dark. Navigating through a strange, poorly lit, and busy
city in the dark was very stressful.
In the morning I continued to Ann Arbor,
Michigan and was grateful to re-connect with Tish Shapiro, and high school
classmate of mine. One of the upside of
facebook (there are many down sides) is that it puts connects us with many
people from our past. I am very grateful
for her hospitality and meeting her dog, Ava.
She was given the name because of her uncanny resemblance to the
actress, Ava Gardner.
This is the second time on my journey when
I have been able to visit someone I had not seen in over 40 years. It is a very revealing thing to compare notes
on your recollection of a shared history.
I am very grateful for her kindness and hospitality.
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