Saginaw - Yup, we're saggin' all!

Stormy skies before leaving Canfield this morning

The weather report for Canfield was "isolated storms" all day.  The only rain we hit was the few drops as we were packing up the bikes this morning.  What did hit us, however, was the spray from the tractor trailers on the roads where it had previously rained.

Coolness - the speed limit on the interstates in Ohio and Michigan is 70mph.

Scariness - the speed limit on the interstates in Ohio and Michigan is 70MPH!!!

Today's ride was about 319 miles - 158 miles on I-80W and 134 miles on US-23N.  Kind of hard to get lost on those roads!

Got in around 2:30, waited for a room, showered and headed out for lunch/dinner - and proof that we are in Saginaw

 

Although Vaughn's wasn't the coldest beer, mine was icy cold!  Good dinner, but we passed on the deep fried Twinkies for dessert.  Sigghhh.....

I hate to admit that I booked a room at the Residence Inn because they had a pool table.  And sadly I lost both of the games we played.

Off to Sault St. Marie tomorrow for a few days.

Canfield, Ohio - we have arrived!

Ready to go - in the fog!

Well, we probably left the house more like 6:30 than 6:00, but that's not bad.  Today's start was much more auspicious than last year's - our GPS system actually WORKED!!

Our first stop

We made it here in about 6 hours - not bad, including breaks.  I don't know how we would have made it without our Camelbaks for water.  The trail mix didn't hurt either - almost as good as SlimJims and Poptarts (Libby and Brint will get this...)

Vaughn - a little tired after the ride

Fortunately there is a restaurant right across the street, so we grabbed a beer, a sandwich, and proof that we are actually in Canfield, Ohio...

Shari, our waitress, was great!

Packing Up!

So, we started packing tonight.  Actually I think we're pretty much packed.  Here's a picture of our luggage.  Vaughn and I each have a set.  They both mount on the sissy bar (read that as "backrest") of our bikes.  For last year's trip we each filled both bags.  The big bag measures 19"x17"x10". The smaller bag is 12"x17"x10".

Can you believe that I am all packed in the just the big bag?  With room left over??? 
I know - me NEITHER!!  I know, there is still the last-minute-stuff that will get packed before we leave in the morning.  But for those of you who know me -- ya' gotta be impressed!