We encountered more traffic leaving Escanaba than expected for a Sunday morning. Glad we were able to time it for Sunday. Today we had our first full views of Lake Michigan. It seems like a milestone probably because Marcia and I both had our childhoods on the Great Lakes. We are indeed no longer in the west. The lake is beautiful and we could feel cool breezes coming off the lake as we pedaled our way down the road.
We also deviated today from the Adventure Cycling recommended route. Instead of taking the county roads from Cooks to Manistique we stayed on Route 2 with it's wide shoulders. It worked out well especially taking in a park on the Lake Michigan shore just east of Thompson.
We finished our day at a rustic state campground on Milakokia Lake. There's no electricity, only pit toilets, and unfortunately no drinking water. The hand pump that normally delivers water to the campground is broken. But there's a lake, and we have water purification pills and a cook stove so we are managing. The campsites are actually quite attractive and we are finding ourselves wishing we had our pop up camper.
Miles today = 84
Total miles = 2812
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It's going to be a hot Tuesday for most of the country. I pray the Lake breeze will be with you.
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