Day 8, Presque Isle SP (Erie), PA to Geneva-on-the-Lake, OH, 76 miles.

We were expecting a relatively light riding day so we had coffee and muffins at Sara's campground, and used their (camp-wide!) wifi for a bit.  We then went up into Presque Isle and rode the multi-use path around it, about 13 miles.  On the way I managed to dump the bike while trying to take a sandy corner (soft landing, and the bike was unloaded, so nothing...), and Brian broke another spoke.  He is quite the bike mechanic and had another one installed within the hour after we got back to our campsite.  We checked out a local bike shop and got a couple more replacements for him, just in case there are more (he still has one or two left, but...).  Quick McD's for early lunch and then off to the West.  Route 5 in NY was pretty good, with a reasonable shoulder and almost 100% polite drivers that provide a good margin when passing.  We stopped in Ashtabula for some really great ice cream, and got some good pointers from a couple of women that dropped by, who knew the roads we were going to take.  So we knew that the road marked as closed was passable by bike and didn't have to take the detour.

Our camping site for the evening is Geneva SP, near Geneva-on-the-lake, OH.  We backtracked a couple of miles to dine there after we set our site up, checking out the "strip", which has lot and lots of places to eat, souvenirs shops and more.  We ended up at a bar that had a pretty good menu (including spaghetti and meatballs), and good wifi also.

 

 

 

Brian narrowly escaped having to listen to me do "Rocket Man" on Karioke.  Maybe next time.

Tomorrow, we head to Cleveland to take in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and our first experience staying with a Warmshowers host.