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<\/a><\/p>\n. . .nice of these folk’s to make mention of Allen\u2019s 70th B-day he celebrated with us on the road . . .<\/p>\n
. . . nice use of an old watering can. Snaren, you should make one of these!!!<\/p>\n . . lots of nice view sheds today . . .here was a great pasture type setting . . .<\/p>\n . . . just waiting to be developed!!!!<\/p>\n There are Amish in the area as noted by the horse and buggy DOT roadside signs. Here the Yoders had their \u2018fleet\u2019 line up and ready to go to town!!!<\/p>\n . . . more and more no trespassing signs. Not sure if this is unique to this part of the state or all around MI.Must be some property rights issue\u00a0 . . .but stay away!!!!<\/p>\n 65 mile ride today and here was our halfway point . . .to Claire, MI our home for the night was the Party Store!!! Stop NOW\u00a0 . . and we did . . .<\/p>\n Six of us sampled the \u2018Pizza Ball\u2019. Moist crusty outer shell filled with a variety of pizza fixins\u2019.<\/p>\n .99 cents each. On a busy weekend they will sell over a thousand of these little morsels!!!<\/p>\n . . .we turned onto a side road that had been recently seal coated.In a car you would never notice the smell. On a bike, on a hot, no wind day the odor was VERY overpowering and almost made one gag . . . went on for 5 miles!!!<\/p>\n Right outside of Claire was what I think is a \u2018Biker Resort\u2019 DON\u201dT come a calling unless you are invited!!!<\/p>\n Tonight we are staying in the City Park in Claire, pop 2,500. Rod and Hugh are our chefs. They have several; supermarkets to choose from. Looking forward to it!!!<\/p>\n They whipped up a nice pesto angel hair pasta with rotisserie chicken. We even had fresh veggies tonight for a salad. YUM!!!<\/p>\n The whole gang sitting down to eat . . . David is sick and is staying in a motel tonight.<\/p>\n After dinner we decided to walk down to the local 50’s drivin\/ice cream parlor. Behind our campsite is a car wash wish this HUGE blower system to dry off cars and trucks as they drive out . . .we are ALL hoping it is not a 24 hour operation . . .get out the earplugs!!!!<\/p>\n Mark decided on a Nutella malt . . .<\/p>\n Only 40 miles tomorrow to Bay City, MI. We are hoping to sleep in until oh, maybe. \u00a0. . 7:00am!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the time change breakfast is now 6:30am until 7:15am. We were gone by 8:00am!!!! . . .nice of these folk’s to make mention of Allen\u2019s 70th B-day he celebrated with us on the road . . . . . . nice use of an old watering can. Snaren, you should make one of these!!! … Continue reading Day 60, Claire, MI<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0. . . oh, they deliver . . .<\/p>\n\u00a0. . . and Allen had a Strawberry Sundae.<\/p>\n