Update: After days in the row of 28, 17, 29 and 45 I going to do a longer ride on day five but pooped out and only did a slow and easy 10 with spouse. As in not even aerobic. Today I did 60 and felt great. The 60 was slow, I did two really long hills that went for several miles so my average fell to short of 11mph, but I don't expect hills that big on the tour. I am happy with feeling so good as today was hot and the black flies were biting. And I got stung by something. Good times! Now I'll see if I can ride tomorrow. It might storm, putting the kibosh on riding. The day after we leave Marquette, Michigan, the Finnish Riviera, for who knows where. Maybe Wisconsin.

While riding along Lake Superior I met up with a group from Woman Tours, who were riding around Lake Superior. I rode with them about 10 miles. They also convinced me that I could do the tour I wanted. And encouraged me to try one of their tours. The pace they were riding was a slow goldfinch style pace.