Our Long Bike Trip

Yesterday we started the morning by getting set-up around our campsite. We set up a canopy to provide some protection from the sun and repositioned the motor home putting some blocks under two of the wheels to get it level. We set up the picnic table right outside our door so we could do some cooking outdoors. Note the french toast for breakfast being prepared outdoors!

After we had lunch, we decided to bike to Marathon to find the grocery store and test the new bike trailer that Greg built. We left at about 2:30 p.m. - before we even got out of the campsite, Greg had a flat tire. So, I biked back and got the bike pump. Even though we had spare tires for both other bikes, we didn't have a spare for Greg's single speed. So, we decided to pump up the tire and take the chance on biking to Marathon to get a spare as well as groceries.

Luckily, it was a slow leak but we did end up stopping about 10 times during the 20 miles to Marathon to pump up the tire. Greg was able to find a spare at Kmart in Marathon and changed the tire while I bought groceries. When it was time to turn around and start back, we had a filled tire, but a stiff headwind. We ended up getting back to the campsite after dark (having seen another beautiful sunset) very tired! The bike trailer worked great for groceries and the bike pump :-)!