It had been a long time since I had to use a manual pump to get my drinking water.
It didn’t look like the one in the movie but yup, I rode past the Bates Motel.
Today’s ride may have been on a less than ideal road for cycling (US route 2) but I would have many views of Lake Michigan.
I finally came into view of the Mackinac Bridge that connects the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with the lower Peninsula of Michigan. It really is a spectacular engineering marvel but I won’t be going across it tomorrow even though it only costs $4 to get a ride across with my bike (good job Michigan). Instead I will be taking two ferries one to Mackinac Island from the Upper peninsula and one from the island to the lower peninsula.
I lucked out at Straits State Park. There were no tent sites left and while I was talking to the helpful campground hosts about my options, a guy named Jim showed up and said I could set up my tent and camp on the site he and his wife were set up on. We visited for a while and they shared some food with me. Very nice folks.
Slow and Steady 
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