Velowander

Day 18 epilogue napoleon OH

(Note the pink band on my right wrist which is not a gay pride band as perhaps you guessed but actually my Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum proof of payment band that I am still wearing)

We arrived in Napoleon which was our longest distance so far 66 miles. Maggie was exhausted especially for the last 10 miles but she made it.

While at a local church, a minister drove up in his car and we explained that we are cross country bicyclists and we were looking for a place to camp, preferably with a shower. We went to the main local downtown restaurant to eat while the minister was calling some of his contacts to find us lodging. He called my mobile to give us a few numbers though I wasn't able to reach any of them.

At dinner, I struck a conversation with a family at a table in hopes of finding a host family. The man directed us to the fire station suggesting that we could use the shower there (didn't pan out). Later the man approached us again, introduced himself as a sheriff's deputy, and said he paid for our dinner! The minister suggested we go to the truck stop which we tried but it was getting dark so we gave up and went to the motel Rodeway Inn which was quite nice, the nicest or our motel stays.

Labels: Bike Touring

posted by David @ 5:20 AM