Date:
15.05.2018
Altitude:
767.7 ft (234 m)
Distance:
76.22 mi (122.67 km)
Total
Altitude: 34412.7 ft (10489 m)
Total
Distance: 997.96 mi (1606.07 km)
Today
was the last day by the side of Lake Erie. So far the scenery was great but
the weather while being at Lake Erie wasn't any good. And today it
didn't start out any better, it rained for about the first two hours
of today's trip. It seems like I don't have any luck with the weather
at Lake Erie. Afterwards the sun came out for a while, until the
clouds took over again, but at least it stayed dry for the rest of
the day.
Today
I didn't really feel like cycling, but I got on the bike anyway. None the
less it took me a while to get on the road this morning. Once on the
bike, I didn't really get into the groove and I had to work for every
mile. The weather didn't really help either. It took me almost the
whole day to get it going and to get comfortable on the bike. I
guess, some day's you just feel flat.
For
about the first half of today's trip, I stayed besides the lake. The
scenery was similar to the last few days. I could see the lake every
once in a while, but for the most part there were houses in between
the lake and the road. In general the route went through residential
areas, with lots of trees and houses besides the road. This changed
as soon as I left the shore of Lake Erie in the town of Huron. As I
left the coast, the scenery changed completely from now on it was
farmland, less trees and I passed through less towns. As there were
less trees and houses to shield me from the wind, I had to deal with
some headwinds. Today was actually the first day I had to cycle
against the wind. Throughout the last two weeks, I was generally
shielded quite well from the wind. Luckily the wind changed direction
after a while, so from that point on it came from the side and I
could gain some speed again. For about the last quarter of the route,
I stayed off the road and followed the North Coast Inland Trail, a
separate bike path, until I reached Fermont,OH. In Fermont I left the
Northern Tier route and cycled a few extra miles to find/get a room
for the night.
Conclusion
for the day:
Sometimes
you just have a bad day.
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