Day 20 The Rhythm

We were up early and I had the bike packed by 7:00 AM. Before we left I decided to call home and talk to my wife for the daily status call. Her first question of each phone call the past 3 weeks has always been “How do you feel”. She worries about me. I understand why. She has a lot of care and emotion invested in me this past year. For the first time on the entire trip I told her I felt tired. I told her it was probably due to us heading home and the fact that the excitement of touring new places had worn off. At that moment I was actually dreading another long day with my skinny ass in the saddle. Soon after I hung up the phone we were on the road. It didn’t take long for the peace of mind feeling to come back again. You can't put a price on it. The rhythm of the road returned and I was scooting down the road, putting the miles behind me and feeling charged. One thing I’ve learned is that any day on a motorcycle is a good day.
We continued on interstate 90 through Wisconsin into Illinois. When we got to Rockford, IL we made the decision to take 39 south to interstate 80. We calculated it would be the longer way but it would bypass the Chicago area. We stayed on 80 into Indiana and then finished the day in Sandusky,Ohio.
The day started at about 64 degrees and cloudy. It remained cloudy all day but slowly climbed to about 75. As we approached the bottom of Lake Michigan in the vicinity of Gary, IN the temps started dropping again because of the winds off the lake. We drove most of the day in mid 60’s temperatures which helped make the riding very comfortable.
Tomorrow is the final ride of the journey. We’ve got about 500 miles to Delaware. The homecoming will be bitter sweet. It will be nice to be in the comforts of home but these 3 weeks went by way to fast.
Life is good.

Total miles: 649 Butt factor: 3