We woke up to a beautiful day in Perry, a town of a little over 2,00 people. Still in the experimental stage of navigating, we decided to rely on Google Maps in bicycle mode. All went well until we were sent down a dirt road. My fault. Though I checked many of the roads along this route, obviously I missed this one. While riding on dirt does not pose any real challenge to us, it is slow going. After a couple miles we called it quits and rerouted ourselves on to pavement. Google Maps went with the flow and recalculated the rest of the route. We arrived in Fenton around noon, just in time to join the lunch crowd getting a bite to eat.The city of Fenton has been in existence since 1834. The population is just under 12,000 people, but you would never know it by the bustling downtown. There are multiple restaurants, shops and attractions to visit. Like much of Michigan, there are many lakes nearby. I am told ice fishing, snowmobiling and something called ice boating are popular in the winter. I would recommend Fenton as a weekend getaway.
We stayed in the historic home of Evelyn and Ken Bearup. They were the nicest couple possible. We arrived to a lovely lunch and were treated to dinner as well. In the morning Ken made us breakfast. Unfortunately, he could not change the weather.
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