Day 32 Madison, WI

Catch up day. Yesterday pretty well kicked our butt, so we slept in all the way to 7 AM. Then the usual, find breakfast - nice little second floor cafe that was 4 blocks from the dorm.







We did get to take in some of the finer cultural sights of Madison on our walk back to the dorm.



We also shopped on the way back to the dorm for the usual stuff plus laundry soap. It is always time to do laundry. Again. Some kind of brown stains are growing on our jerseys, mold perhaps? Others in our group are having the same issue.

Today our friend, AD Carson, of Recycled Recumbents fame drove out from his home in Milwaukee to meet with us for lunch and the afternoon. If anyone reading this has thought about trying a recumbent, one way to do so for a relatively low cost is to build a bike from AD's plans, or have him build one for you.

AD was doubly welcome because he arrived with a pair of much needed tires. We have had it with the Schwalbe Duranos that we have been using since New Ulm, and AD was kind enough to bring us another pair of Schwalbe Marathon plus. I'm sure the Durano is a wonderful tire, but not for a 400 pound touring tandem.

The Marathons got mounted just in time to allow me to watch the Tour De France. Then it was off to bed. We ride 94 miles to Belvidere, IL tomorrow and another new state.