Doug, my Warmshowers host in Duluth was not done treating me like royalty. He made a delicious breakfast including homemade granola and yogurt. I really enjoyed talking with Doug and hearing about his time teaching in Morocco and bike touring from Barcelona, Spain to Odense, Denmark. Thank you Doug.
I rode to the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge and crossed over into Wisconsin. I either missed the welcome to Wisconsin sign or there wasn’t one when you cross on the bike path. I’m not complaining, having a separate bike lane to cross a bridge that long was amazing! And I got my welcome to Wisconsin sign photo three days later when I noticed I could take it on the Wisconsin/Michigan border.
I got into some pretty hilly terrain before long and I noticed that when I shifted down to my lowest gear, it wouldn’t stay there. It would shift up out of my lowest gear, kill my momentum and I would have to walk the hill. Very frustrating. I was able to make it to my Warmshowers hosts house and was welcomed by Sarah and Jeff. They have a wonderful home on Lake Superior with a beautiful guest quarters they let me stay in. Sarah works as a travel guide in Italy for the Rick Steves Travel Company and Jeff is recently retired. I enjoyed hearing about how they met on a bike tour in Ethiopia and of their other adventures.
Slow and Steady 
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