August 1 Gibsonburg, OH

Today we rode 96 miles in 6 hours 15 minutes averaging 15 mph. Long ride, flat road.

While we were riding today, it looked like a small wind up toy fell out of Mike’s bag onto the road. I cut back to check it out and it was a dragonfly-type bug stuck on it’s head in the road. It was rather strange but it just stayed there beating it’s wings against the road.

On our route we saw probably 6 or 8 wind turbines and they were very close to the road we were riding on. It gave us the chance to realize how very large they actually are. The gear box at the center of the fan is the size of a motorcoach, but it doesn’t look near that large until you are right next to it.

We have seen dozens of these wind turbines across the country and expect that windustry is going to play a larger and larger part in our country's energy situation.

I was a guest in the home of Larry & Kim Bowers along with Paul Luedtke and Stuart. They are in the process of remodeling a large, old farmhouse. It reminded me some of home in Millington with the high ceilings and original fixtures.

Talk to you later.

Dan