Ellsworth

We slept in today. It's been so hot and muggy at night that we haven't been able to fall asleep until the early hours of the morning. Besides that we didn't need to cover very many miles today. So we got up at a very respectable little before 8 and pedaled to Petoskey (along a great bike path) for breakfast. From there the Adventure Cycling maps takes us off the bike path through county roads to Ellsworth. After consulting with a local bike shop we decided to continue another 20 miles on the bike path to Charlevoix then pick up county Route 65 to Ellsworth. It worked great except for a large amount of traffic congestion in Charlevoix. But the bike path was worth it.

The day began very gray and overcast so we thought for sure this was going to be our first rainy day. However it eventually cleared and became very nice with a stiff south wind. Did I say we were traveling South? We landed in Ellsworth and caught lunch at the Front porch cafe. The Front Porch Cafe as it turned out is a cooperative mission by 5 local churches. It was really good to see the fruits that result from cooperation labor of these churches. They have great food and our visit was uplifting.

After lunch we called it a day and set up camp at the Wooden Shoe Campground - a town owned park. It's really nice and shady. Steve took advantage of the short day by catching a few needed zzzzs.

Miles today = 36

Total miles = 2972

 

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