Sunday, October 23, 2016

Day 92, Oct 23. Last day in Grand Rapids

We fly back to Alexandria, VA tomorrow. Our plan is to work on the bike 10/24 and 25, and start towards Richmond, VA on 10/26. We have been so busy during our stay here that the prospect of just riding 50 miles a day feels like a vacation.


 Our grandchild, Landon. He has decided to eschew playing a musical instrument so that he can concentrate on his pro football career.

In the last ten days I have spent three days in my office, and had three dental appointments. We have attended three grandchildren athletic functions, several dinners with friends, spent another day with friends, worked on (finally) getting our home ready to rent, and Margaret had three medical appointments of her own.


Our grandchild, Brooklyn. She has a great sense of fashion.

One question we have been discussing is how to number our days. Specifically, should we count the prolonged rest days, the times that we put our ride into hiatus every three months? We have eventually decided that this ride, in all its facets, is a single, ongoing experience. We should therefore count days of "rest" in Grand Rapids just as we count any other day that we don't ride, no matter where. That makes today day 92.


 Our grand children, Braelynne and Savannah. We went to a farm that made picking out a pumpkin an all day experience.

 More once we are back on the road.

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