A Day in Traverse City

Route

No cycling today!

Weather

Sky condition:  Overcast
Temperature:  41
Visibility:  Poor
Precipitation:  Flurries in the morning; rain all day!
Comments: Dreary

Significant Events

1.  Visited my Aunt Ann
2.  Nolan got hired full-time at Vocon.

Today's Happenings

The day started out with snow flurries!  We had a decent breakfast then drove the rental car out to Kalkaska to visit my Aunt Ann. She was in good health (95 years old!). I showed her several pictures of my family and we talked for a while. I told her about walking down Cannon Creek with her husband (my uncle Bob) and that I found a Petoskey stone. This was about 1972 out so. Uncle Bob explained to me what a Petoskey stone was and that I should keep it. I still have that stone!  Much to my amazement she opened a drawer and pulled out a Petoskey stone!  She insisted that I take it. I will put it with the other one when I get back home.

We then drove back toward Traverse City.  Ileana had never been in a casino so we stopped in one. She gave the "one-armed-bandit" a go and quickly went through a whole $2.

Went to downtown Traverse City. There is a very nice section of the town with many historic Victorian homes. We saw a shop that sold Cornish Pasties so we stopped in for lunch. We visited the History Center of Traverse City where there just happened to be an exhibit on bicycles. Driving around town, we saw the Hagerty Insurance building which had several cars on display so we stopped in to take a gander at some of the cars.

Dinner was at Don's Diner. Established 1958.

My Aunt Ann and I

Ileana gambling away our life savings!

Bicycle exhibit at the History Center Of Traverse City

1919 Napoleon built in Traverse City at Hagerty's

(Only one known to exist)

My new Petoskey stone

Dinner at Don's Diner

The Trip to Traverse City

Route

Williamsburg to Richmond (Car)
Richmond to Detroit (Delta)
Detroit to Traverse City (Delta)

For details of today's route, see below.

Weather

Sky condition:  Broken to overcast
Temperature:  Cool!
Visibility:  Good
Precipitation:  Not yet!
Comments:  See below

Significant Events

We got to Traverse City and got the bikes re-assembled!

Today's Song

"If You Wanna be Happy" by Jimmy Soul.

Wildlife Observed

A lot of black squirrels.

Today's Ride

No ride today, assembled the bikes. May do a short test ride tomorrow depending on the weather!

Ileana's Two Cents

This is a picture of our Louis Vuitton suit cases!  Nolan did a great job getting the bikes shipped, disassembled and re-assembled in Traverse City. Also, Traverse City did not get the memo that it is Spring time! Temperature is 52 and it will be 37 tonight! There is snow forecast tomorrow!  These are pictures of the Bay in front of our hotel.

"Louis Vuitton" luggage

Beach on Traverse City Bay

My bike ready for re-assembly

"The Route"

Prelude

This is part 2 of a cycling adventure from the east coast of the US to the west coast.  I rode Part 1 last year from Williamsburg, VA to Cleveland, OH, a total of 669 miles.  The blog for that trip can be found here!

On this trip I will be accompanied by Ileana.  We are riding from Traverse City, MI to Cleveland.