Home finally

The old horse is back in the stable. The final 260 miles was windy, rainy and temperature in low 50's.
Overall the trip was just bit under 3300 miles. I visited 8 states, not counting Illinois. I think this was the most grueling ride I've ever had. I seemed to have forgotten during the planning that 500 miles a day on country roads is not quite the same as 500 miles on an interstate...  :-)

That's lot's of fours

Another surprise

Was checking the bike today and found a nail in the rear tire. It seems to be keeping pressure, so I'll just keep it in until I get home.

Taking a break

Reached Ft. Wayne around 1 am last night.  Will chill out for a day before heading home tomorrow.

Lost headlight

Connie decided a night on a highway is a perfect time to leave me without light. First I lost regular beam, then high beam too. Lucky enough I carried a spare bulb. All working now, putting bike back together and keep rolling

Heading back

Already in Ohio now. Will just ride all the way to Fort Wayne tonight.

Highway to hell

In fact turned out to be a pretty nice stretch of road through hilly Pennsylvanian woodlands, following a decent sized stream.

What a day...

I think this was the most unpleasant day in my riding career. It was raining like crazy for the first 6 hours. Some places I was riding through were getting up to 5 inches of rain. Rain gear held for couple hours, then I started to soak. Same with most of my luggage. 
The rest of the day I've been going through patches of rain, while the temperature kept dropping into 50's. Last 30 miles all I was thinking about was a hot shower. No pictures today.

Free bike wash

Bar Harbor

Staying at Bar Harbor, Maine today. Lobster and scallops for dinner.. yum!