Friday, August 15, 2008

Sea-to-Sea NA Day 44 Today we swept Holland, Rita, George and I. We also swept Saugatuck and Graafschap. Being final sweep means you ride last and make sure that no other riders are left on the road. Saugatuck is a town on the shores of Lake Michigan and has the requisite marina, shops and restaurants. We went off of the main road because we met up with a slower rider at that point so took the opportunity to see the town and have a coffee. From there we went to the small town of Graafschap where the first CRC church is located. Actually there is a new large church on the site with a museum in the basement. We had a tour of the museum and lunch there while we waited for others to leave. This town is one of about 12 set up by the Dutch immigrants to this area in the mid 1800s. The next and one of the largest of these towns today was Holland. This is a clean town with a very nice downtown. From there it was an hours ride against the wind to the CRC campgrounds and conference center, our home for the night. Total ride for the day was about 80km under a sunny sky broken with clouds in temperatures in the mid 70s. Tomorrow we ride into Grand Rapids, another ride of about 75km. Sorry no pictures again, dead battery after 2 days, must be something wrong with the camera.

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