FRAN DID A FANTASTIC JOB PUTTING THIS REUNION TOGETHER —THANK YOU
ARMAND WAS CHOOSEN TO ORGANIZE NEXT REUNION–(not there when we voted)
MAYBE WISCONSIN OR IOWA OR CALIFORNIA-any one with other options???????????
Armand & I enjoy walking around for a few hrs before FRAN is so kind to drive us to the airport. Thank you Becky for picking us up at the airport at 11 at night.
SEPT 15 (WED) SAY GOOD BYE TO DONNA
Eat breakfast, show PETOSKEY BIKER BABE REUNION 2021. I’m getting better at putting my pictures together. Donna is leaving because she has to get back & take her grandson to Europe. She is a very special grandmother-when the grandkids turn 10, she takes them any where in the world they want to go. She also hosted one of our reunions in Lake Tahoe at her beautiful house. She called herself the “reluctant biker” in 2002. She is an amazing woman as are all the women that biked across America that year.
Eat another good breakfast, YOGA, EXPLORING & MORE EATING
FRAN took us to YOGA because it’s going to be a rainy day. FRAN (going to be 89 in a couple of months) is laying beside me on her mat. She does a straddle & lays flat on the floor-I have trouble sitting down!!! Then there is ANNE who has had both knees & both hips replaced. Donna is having a little trouble also. Everything the instructor says-FRAN DOES. This will probably be my last attempt at YOGA. It was impressive to see FRAN in action.
SEPT 13 (MONDAY) ANNE is our driver-after going wrong way (rd under construction was clue) we made it to the ferry. Did I mention-weather is cool & perfect. Island is famous because NO cars allowed. ANNE, LYNN, DONNA & I took horse carriage tour. FRAN (who had already done this before) geocashed ??? She looks for hidden objects. We had dinner w/FRAN’S daughter DAPHNE who is a geologist & DAVID who we met on the trail. They are in a huge RV, pulling car, bikes & motorcycle. I showed video of BIKER reunion in ATLANTA, hosted by LYNN in 2020. In 2002-goal was to get in 1st: Now in 2021
NEW GOAL: SLOW DOWN & SMELL THE ROSES taking pictures helps my memory
SEPT 12 (SUNDAY) FRAN & ANNE picked us up from Super 8 to take us to fancy (more $) PERRY HOTEL-then off to rent bikes. ANNE got an electric bike-she also drove several 12 hr days (listening to books) from Naples, FL to get here. Not sure I could do that-in fact sure I wouldn’t do it. LYNN drove her mini RV (her home) from ???? DONNA flew in from Lake Tahoe & rented a car. I just realized that if I don’t write things down the day it happened it becomes very hazy. Thank goodness for pictures. Took short bike ride-FRAN leading-around lake (water). Nice dinner at City Grill w/FRAN, FRED, ANNE, LYNN, DONNA & ARMAND.
LYNN, FRAN, ARMAND end of bike path-washed out
HOSTED BY FRAN ADAMS SEPT 11 (SAT)—–SEPT 16 (THURS)
SEPT 11 (SAT) AUSTIN to ATLANTA to DETROIT to PELLSTON, MICHIGAN
Long day-BECKY, who is taking care of HARLEY (100 pound lab) & LIBBY (cat) & our house, took us to the airport. Arrived in little airport in Pellston at 9-no one there to help. Someone gave us # for cab-be there in 1 hr-cost $75 to go to Super 8 in Petoskey. OK!
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