We completed the 5-day Door County ride in 4 days!  Aren't we fast? http://picasaweb.google.com/tla85258/090621DoorCounty?feat=directlink

 On the 3rd day, Tim and Betty called and said they were on their way up to see us, so I asked Tim to drive the RV from where it was parked in Sturgeon Bay up to our motel in Sister Bay.  That way we were able to get an earlier start on Friday for our trip to Manitowoc, where we toured the submarine and Maritime Museum and Milwaukee.  The next day we did the Tour de Jane.  She went to college at Marquette in Milwaukee, and hadn't been back since she graduated a few years ago.  Although we were riding on Saturday morning, the traffic was still pretty scary in downtown Milwaukee.  That evening we dropped J&P off at the Brat Stop, where we met Jane's brother, who drove them back to Lemont. 
http://picasaweb.google.com/tla85258/090625TourDeJane?feat=directlink

Sunday Scotte and I continued on the Tour de Sobieski, through my old friend Dave Sobieski's home ground of Oshkosh, Omro, Berlin and Redgranite, WI.  We spent about 4 hours touring the EAA museum, which was wonderful.  While we did manage to find Dave's family farm where he grew up, nobody was home.   I've heard him tell stories about feeding the cows there for the last 30 years, so I wanted to see the place.  Of course, the cows are long gone, and David himself has come a long way from the farm!
http://picasaweb.google.com/tla85258/090628TourDeSobieski?feat=directlink

Monday we headed for the Hostelshoppe in Stevens Point, WI.  It is a Mecca for recumbent bikes, and the manufacturer of Volae recumbents.  They have a huge selection of trikes as well.  Scotte tried several trikes, while I tried a Volae. Tuesday we rode the Green Circle Trail around Stevens Point, then headed W towards MN. 

Wednesday we were headed for Rob's in Minneapolis when we had a crash.  We were making a left turn into a farm driveway when the van following us tried to pass, and clipped the left front of the RV.  We weren't injured, and the other driver was only slightly injured, despite rolling over twice, but the left front axle of the RV was badly damaged, and it will be some time before it is fixed.  We left it at the Ford dealer in Osseo, WI and the next morning Tim drove down, rescued us and delivered us to Rob's. 

That evening we joined Rob and Nancy for a Twin Cities Bike Club (TCBC) ride through Minneapolis.
http://picasaweb.google.com/tla85258/090701WICrashMN?feat=directlink

More to come...

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