July 30 Day 41 We've had lots of problems getting online, and many VERY long days. We are in Burton, going to New Waterford OH today, only 59 miles, but lots of hills. I will stop in the Amish area 3 miles from here, to stroll around. Yesterday was a rest day, and all I did was laundry and try to fix my email problem. After an hour of chat room with Comcast, it was determined to be an Outlook problem, and they gave me Microsoft's 800 number. Can you believe that Microsoft no longer answers this line? The voice mail directed me to an internet site, where I spent another hour, during which the library closed and I had to sit outside. None of the fixes worked, so now I get email online through Comcast. What a frustrating day.
Burton is a lovely little town, with a town square. The fairgrounds is very nice, clean bathrooms, and a covered area for Baby. The day into Burton, though, was a trial, with many detours due to construction, and getting through Cleveland was a nightmare! I gave up on the cue sheet and found Route 6, which turned out to be a very bumpy road going through a scarey part of town. When Jessica arrived at camp, her comment was that the reason Bridget thought this was such a wonderful place was that "you're just happy you're not dead." Only a few of us stayed at the fairgrounds--the others were in hotels, B&B's, and a bunch of them stayed at Brian's mother's house here.
The highlight of the day was a stop at Dick's daughter, Kate's house on the west side of Cleveland. Dick spent the night there, and they brought him her last night. We all, including Jessica, went to dinner together for all you can eat breaded or battered pollock. I had never had pollock, and it was very good.
I must tell you about Jessica. She is the star of the trip. She lost 100 pounds and started training for the ride. She started out in the back of the pack and is now one of the fastest riders. She is riding for her daughter, who has severe asthma. She makes me laugh every day, and she is generous and kind.
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