What a day! For mileage it was relatively short but for things to see and do, it was full. Of course it's all about the fuel so we started at a local eatery for a very yummy breakfast.
But since Paul did the yogurt, fresh fruit and grits thing for breakfast, we had to wander down the street to Foltz's Bakery. Decisions, decisions, decisions......he settled on a cinnamon caramel roll which was more coffee roll than sticky bun, but he enjoyed it immensely.
We were rolling along this lovely back road, zipping past one farm after another when suddenly Paul came to a screeching halt. Upon inspection, he found this piece of nastiness and now we were up to four flats.
As we continued along the lightly traveled back roads, we cycled past Adams Lake. The community was busy making improvements to the inlet.
We made our way to Kendalville which has about 60 trains a day. In spite of being armed with this information, we failed to be in the right place at the right time to get a picture of the Norfolk and Southern engines. However, on our way out of town, we happened upon the Windmill Museum. Don't laugh, it turned out to be very interesting and Paul got some great shots.
We continued pedaling up and down the endless rolling hills of Indiana farm country. Here is a picture of Paul in Hog Heaven. We did see some pigs but this is Paul in a field of soy.
Eventually we made it to Auburn and the B&B. We ditched our bags and headed into town for some touristing and dinner. There are a number of sculptures throughout Auburn, the county seat of DeKalb County. They are all based on a famous painting or picture. Here we are sharing Auburn's American Gothic.
Meanwhile back to that whole food thing. We finally decided on the Mad Anthony Pub which featured Indiana beer. Dinner and the beer were great. And once again, we did not get wet! It rained while we were eating and the sun was shining when we left.
At last we returned to the B&B, the Inn at Windmere. It is part of our Christmas gift from our children and is a lovely place to end our day.
Sorry to hear of your puncture, but it is part of being a cyclist; I'll bet Paul has the repair down to about 25 minutes!
ReplyDeleteSo very glad (and honestly quite amazed!) to hear that you've encountered very little rain to date...may your luck hold out till the end of the trip!
Be safe.....
Notice the time...it tough getting old. Looks like a great town. Hope you come back with lots of ideas for windmills.
ReplyDeleteYour up earlier than me! When we get home you'll have to join me on early morn bike rides,that will make you sleep for sure.
ReplyDeletesounds a perfect day. keep it up guys.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are doing great. You are supposed to be in the “flat Midwest” but you are presently in the glacial moraine area of northern Indiana as evident by the total climbing elevation for the day: 2236 ft. for 39 miles. And yet it looks so flat! Good luck and be safe.
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After seeing all those wonderful pictures of scenic America, breakfasts, and lodging it occurred to me that you must have done a lot of planning before your trip to make all those events happen for you (at the right time). It seems like your trip is going so fast (at least from my point of view) and you'll be home soon and we will have no more Tandem Tripping blog to look forward to every day.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what a windmill museum from the 21st century will look like...
Keep up the great work.
Dave and Susan