Day 39 - To the Shores of Lake Huron

We had quite a lovely day of flat roads again due to being in between the Great Lakes.  We passed a myriad of farmland fields on our early departure this morning, and were amazed once again at the abundance of working farms in the heartland.  As we would pass a farmer on a tractor or other piece of machinery, we would always wave, and would get a follow-up wave 9 times out of 10.  That's pretty amazing when one considers how hard the farmers are working.

We really put the pedal to the metal today, and traveled in our group of 4 or 5 rather quickly;  however, with one setback for a 4-mile route reading error, a flat tire, and an almost hour-long lunch break in the city of Yale, MI (original home of Yale locks), we never caught up with Greg, who left earlier than we did this morning.

That left pictures of our destination, Port Huron, MI, which we found to be absolutely beautiful.  The water of Lake Huron is so bright blue, it looks like the Caribbean Sea.  Need I say more?  Here's a tug going by the shoreline showing the American/Canadian flags this afternoon.

We stopped at the park on the American side and took some pictures by some commemorative statues.

I don't know how this one got in.....

Lastly, here is the bridge that we will climb tomorrow morning to make our way over the Canadian border on our way to London, Ontario.

Looking forward to another day on the road with this great group of people from all over the States and the world.  Can you tell we're getting a little nostalgic now that we are getting closer to the end of the journey?