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8/4
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Erie |
Middlebury,
Indiana |
11:30a |
8:00p |
28,983 |
29,372 |
389 |
Clear and sunny in the
morning, Thunder storms in the afternoon and clear and warm at night. |
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| In the morning
we packed up and hit the road heading west. First we stopped at the
Krispy Kream donut store for some hot fresh donuts. Em, em good. Then
we got Gas and looked for a ship and mail type store to send home
some things that got left with us when Stacy and TJ were out here.
Then we were off for a long day through Ohio to land in Indiana. The
morning was perfect weather but then came the afternoon. We noticed
some dark clouds and I just finished saying lets look for a Subway
and a shelter for the bike when 10 seconds later a crack of thunder
and lightening exploded right over our heads. I was hit with a few
drops of rain and 10 more seconds later I saw a Subway with an overhang
and parked the bike. We no sooner got off the bike and turned around
and the sky opened up (see picture). This has happened many times
on this trip. We had lunch, got on the bike and the sky cleared up.
A couple of hours later we were not as lucky. Within 1 mile on both
sides of us were two thunder storms. The GPS told us to turn left
and the HWY signs said right. Unfortunately both options headed directly
into the storms. I choose to head straight to go between them. This
is where the GPS is so cool. As soon as I passed the exit it recommended
it automatically recalculates the best route based on the road I choose.
Very cool!!! An hour or so of rain and it cleared up and we had a
couple of hours of sun shine to dry us out before we got to the KOA. |
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