it was a hit and run.. kindof

So, sometimes I trick myself in to thinking that if we just leave the blog for another day or two it will be less work to get it out there again.. too bad that is not the case. Alot has happened this week and it is going to be tough to get it all in this blog, so I will just give you all a run down on perhaps the biggest event of the week. It was a typical Tuesday. Denise and I awoke in our trusty tent, feeling quite at home in Woodstock, Illinois. We got ourselves together, meaning a quick peanut butter cinnamon-raisin bagel for me and a blueberry one for Denise, we threw on our shammies along with some butt butter and took off on the road probably by 7:45 am. We were prepared for a relatively easy day of 100ish kms. Well, as it turned out, the bike trail we were taking for most of the day led us, as well as quite a few others, completely astray.. and we ended up in Wheaton.. way off the path we were supposed to be on.. I hate Wheaton. Fortunately we love biking so much, the extra 20 k was just a scenic detour for us.. pfff. Well, we met a very friendly man along our detour who corrected us and sent us back to the Fox River Trail where we should have been on. And upon finding it back and thinking we may have fallen completely behind sweep and perhaps even the sags, we were ever so relieved to meet up with Peter Rabbit, Kevin and Jody just lounging out by the river. So we continued the ride with them for the day. Lost Kevin along the way.. as per usual. However, riding along 75th street, closing in on Trinity College which was our destination for the night, we got to see (perhaps a little too close) the extent of come pretty insane-o Illinois drivers! As we were approaching a green light at an intersection, a woman came up from behind us and nearly drove me off the road by making a right hand turn directly infront of me. When she at the last second noticed the bikers on her right, she slammed on the breaks causing Denise to collide straight in to the back of the vehicle. Then the driver proceeded to drive away. It happened really fast, but not fast enough that we didn't get her license plate. Anyways, the cops took care of the situation and everyone came out with minimal injury. Denise got a replacement bike for the rest of the ride and we ended up getting in to Trinity as dinner was just winding down. What should not have been a ridiculously long day turned in to one of our longest yet - though not completely unenjoyable. We were blessed with a delightful billet for the night and were able to catch up on a bit of the Olympics.. good show Canada.. as well, we got to sit on a couch!
Our last two days have been thoroughly enjoyable to ride. Wednesday we got off to a really late start, having to hit a bike shop to look in to the damages on Denise's bike, but we were riding with a really super group of people which made the day entertaining. We had a few delicious church stops along the way which is always the highlight of our days. They fed us to the nines and we lolly gagged our way in to the Indiana Dunes where we were camping for the night. We took a dip in Lake Michigan and were also greeted by a massive spread of only the most delicious brownies and baked treats we have had in our entire life. I am quite sure we polished off the entire tray. Thank you all you wonderful churches who spoil us insanely!
Today's ride was scenic and .. for lack of a better word.. nice. We followed the lake for most of the day and arrived at camp early on in the afternoon, even after having lost an hour today. We have made it to Michigan! And it is feeling more and more like home is right around the corner. We are quite excited! That is all for now.
ps. Happy Birthday Lawrence : ) you are a star.