Day 36 – Friday, June 11

28.7 miles tandem, 11.5 miles Trek @ 14.7 mph, Odometer: 2402 – Manistique, MI to Newberry, MI

KEVIN – Another day on the Upper Peninsula with ahead wind. Madison rode strong. It helped to talk about something she is passionate about.

MADISON – My second day on the tandem. Set a goal of 20 miles and reached 28, a success and an improvement over the last ride. I was more generous with myself over breaks and asking for mileage updates. Those changes seem to have had a net positive effect. So too did talking; Dad obliged me with some mild debate as the hills were infrequent. We spotted a pair of juvenile Sandhill cranes on the roadside and we stopped to get pictures, ostensibly to share with Rona, the family’s chief bird watcher.

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SUZI – Leslynn and I are improving our teamwork as we close up the trailer, pick up groceries and catch up to the bicyclists. We found a good coffee shop in Manistique and scored a latte and an order of buttered toast for the drive. Like Zuzu, Leslynn is not a big breakfast girl, so she enjoys her sippy cup of water and, often, a fig bar while in her car seat. She will chat a bit, sing Baby Shark, or listen to Zuzu’s CD’s, currently Jackson Browne’s “I’m Alive” and Sting’s “Ten Summoner’s Tales.” Re-charging happens during the drive; phones, the battery pack, the trailer batteries and Leslynn, who usually manages a short nap so that she is fully charged when we arrive in the next camp.