Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Milwaukee, WI

Good day today.  Started out from Port Huron, MI and took the Lake Michigan Ferry to Milwaukee.  Hit about an hours worth of rain in Michigan but I didn't melt.  The bike cruised at 80 mph all day and just ate up the highway - smooth as silk.  Met a bunch of other bikers on the Ferry and I now have new friends from Oregon - they invited me to visit if I ever got out that way.  This husband and wife have been cruising around the country for quite a while (Patti, get the hint???)!  Right now, there is an incredibly violent thunderstorm outside, but not to worry, I parked the bike in the no-parking zone under the front entrance canopy.  I sweet talked the desk clerk into this ... seems when she divorced her husband, she had to sell her motorcycle ... she misses the bike but not the ex (it's Milwaukee - the home of Harley Davidson - everybody owns a motorcycle!).  And that is as interesting as it gets today.  Overall, a non-eventful and pleasant day and I'm about 600 miles into the trip.  Tomorrow, I'm off for a long ride to Mankato, MN.  Right now, I'm just bombing down the Interstate to get to the fun part.  The trip really starts getting interesting the day after tomorrow when I hit South Dakota and the Black Hills.

 Of course I look like hell - I just rode through a rain storm

 Look!  A Fast Ferry that makes a profit.  Somebody call former Mayor Johnson

 Like I said - not a very exciting day.  At least I had a couple of hours to catch a nap.