Day 1 - August 4, 2019, Montague to Ludington

61 miles averaging about 14.4 mph.  I was doing a little better until about mile 50 when we started to have some 5-8% grades and my knees just didn’t want to work any harder.  It was just a gorgeous day for riding.  I rode alone and battled the wind of 9 mph on my own.

I managed to miss the lighthouse near Silver Lake.  I guess I will need to pay better attention to my cue sheet book.  Those kinds of landmarks just don’t show up in Garmin files.  Maybe I will have better luck with the Ludington lighthouse when we start out tomorrow morning. 

I ran into Dick Ward in Pentwater near the Beach Nut coffee shop.  It was a great cup of coffee and if it hadn’t been so warm outside, I probably would have stocked up on some of their yummy chocolate treats. I am using Bubba’s Pampered services which makes it all good!

Start of the. ride today

Start of the. ride today

Canadian Geese munching in a field along the road.

Canadian Geese munching in a field along the road.

The only Post Office I noticed along the route today.  I may have passed more…

The only Post Office I noticed along the route today. I may have passed more…

These young riders are part of a team that rides to support youth cycling and raise funds for their organization.

These young riders are part of a team that rides to support youth cycling and raise funds for their organization.

Coffee shop in Pentwater where I ran into Dick Ward from 2018’s C2C.

Coffee shop in Pentwater where I ran into Dick Ward from 2018’s C2C.

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