Ann Arbor to Bar Harbor : Day 3, 9/17/14

Now I remember why I haven’t camped in so many years. As comedian Jim Gaffigan says, the happy camper is the one that is leaving the campground. I was a happy camper as I left the Wooded Acres Campground! Even though I didn’t get much sleep, I rode 60 miles to Vermillion Ohio, a quaint little town on Lake Erie. I stopped there to assess my limited overnight options, and as I was perusing the map, a group of ladies stopped and asked me about my bike tour. One of them owned cottages on Lake Erie and she told me bicycle tourists stay there for free. Her husband told me that in her younger days, she toured over 1,000 miles across Canada and that she still feels an affinity with touring cyclists The timing of her act of kindness could not have been better, because after last night, I sure did not want to spend another night camping. It was great place to stay on the lake and have the sound of the waves lull me to sleep.

As for today’s ride, it was again rural county roads with little traffic. When I got to Huron, Ohio, I got on route 6 which hugs Lake Erie. Although the traffic was moderate, there was a 5’ shoulder with 1 foot being a rumble strip. Perfect! It was like having my own bike lane.