Day 27- July 18

Day 27: July 18th 35,523 on my odometer.
We do not sleep particularly well, and are up in plenty of time for the continental breakfast. It is actually a pretty good breakfast by continental standards. The sky is overcast as we pack up, but it is not raining when we leave. The bike seems to have dried out, and is back to running on all 4 cylinders most of the time. The Chatterbox communicators that had started acting up in the rain are back to working normally again as well.
We have been on interstate highway since Bay City yesterday. I-75/hwy23 has terrible pavement; rough with frequent pot holes. We don’t leave the interstate until Ohio, where we pick up highway 20 and 18 into Akron. Our entire route today is mostly straight with very little scenery. It is mostly flat farm country with an occasional small town to break up the monotony. The temperature is also starting to climb back up. We do stay dry today though.
We make it to Barbara’s apartment much earlier than I had expected. With nothing interesting to stop for, and straight highways to travel on, we made good time. About 15 minutes are added to our trip when I miss the turn we were supposed to take in to Tallmadge. The turn I do make takes us back into Tallmadge through a traffic circle. I hate traffic circles even more than rain, grooved pavement, and steel grate bridges. I don’t know how the death toll isn’t terrible on the roundabouts. We manage to survive unscathed.
We are early enough to do some grocery shopping, as well as pick up some necessities for the bikes. The bikes have gone over 7,000 miles this trip, so it is definitely time for some maintenance. I will have some work to do tomorrow. Surprisingly, the tires are holding up quite well. There is still plenty of tread left on my Avons, and Ceci’s Metzelers look almost new.
We traveled 281 miles today. Not too far, but we arrived at our destination with plenty of time to do some necessary shopping and visit with family. For the trip so far we have covered 7,050 miles by my odometer. By Ceci’s reckoning it is more like 7,500 miles.