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Friends, Frank and the Fonz

1/5/2022

 
Marquette (Cedar Rapids), Iowa – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
215.88 Miles – 437.43 Kilometres 
Total distance ridden 3158.90 Miles – 5083.76 Kilometres
Eventually we stopped in the dodgy town of Mt Hope. One of the annoying parts of keeping ourselves hydrated is that we have to pee every five minutes. Fortunately this seedy-feeling town had public restrooms. I bowled on down to the toilet block, pulled the door, it moved about 2 cm and slammed shut. Because I'm a slow learner, I immediately pulled the door a second time and again the locked door slammed. A movement caught my eye and I looked up in time to notice two hornets. They acknowledged me and quick as a flash, flew down and stung me just above my lip. The nasty little things drew blood and immediately my face started swelling. Sharon gave me one of her antihistamines. There was nothing left to do, really, other than leave this miserable place. We rode out, stopped on the edge of town and peed on the side of the road.
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Sometime in the near future the complete adventure will be released as an eBook. Patrons will get a free copy of this. 

​Cheers Kel

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