Almost There

I didn't see any sign of the weather warming up when I got up, though I was early.  I was going up the west side of Lake Michigan though, so I am sure that big body of water has an impact on the weather locally.  I took a couple of pictures of it, just to show the scope of the thing:

It's like an inland sea, and it's not even the biggest one.

These were from a scenic overlook, but not really that scenic.

You may not be able to see it, but there is a bridge on the left of the next picture and an oil tanker in the middle.  The lakes are still an essential means of transporting stuff around, and there are so many industrial cities on their shores.

You can see the Mackinac bridge more clearly here.  It looks just like the Forth Road Bridge, but twice its length.  It's got metal gratings on it though which are horrible to ride on on a bike.  They drag your wheel all over the place.

The weather changed like someone had flipped a switch when I got off the bridge and into lower Michigan.  It was suddenly sunny and hot.  The rain jacket and the mid-layer came off in quick succession.  It was also very windy.

This is a rest area off the I75, so much more pleasant than our service areas, but you don't get food or petrol.  You have to exit the interstate for them.

Then I was at my motel for the night and ready to tuck myself up with my book and some music.

I'm having a couple of days off from my blog as I'm staying with friends near Ann Arbor, which I will reach tomorrow afternoon.  I go to Toronto on Wednesday, so will post Wednesday or Thursday.