{"id":18136,"date":"2015-08-19T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T23:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18136"},"modified":"2015-08-20T07:35:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T11:35:17","slug":"day-40-wednesday-august-19-upper-sandusky-to-mansfield-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18136","title":{"rendered":"Day 40. Wednesday, August 19 – Upper Sandusky to Mansfield, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The strong southeast blow had kept the haze of humidity from settling on the horizon and blown the clouds away;\"DSCN6956\"<\/a> it also kept our pace slow. \u00a0We had been looking forward to a shorter and hopefully easier ride today, but the wind kept us working to maintain 10 mph; not to mention the uphill grade with some rolling hills.\"DSCN6969\"<\/a> \u00a0But the soft\u00a0remnants of clouds in a blue sky\u00a0and the color it was casting on\u00a0the fields,\"DSCN6958\"<\/a> kept our mind elsewhere….most of the time. Again, we passed huge pool\/ponds,\"DSCN6965\"<\/a> this one with a beach and\"DSCN6988\"<\/a>\u00a0 a church from 1861.\"IMG_1167\"<\/a> \u00a0As the morning wore on,\"DSCN6972\"<\/a> the wind seemed to blow the humidity away;\"DSCN6997\"<\/a> it really was a gorgeous day.\u00a0\"DSCN6976\"<\/a>\u00a0The beautiful country road\"DSCN6994\"<\/a> offered flowers,\"DSCN6998\"<\/a> pretty homes\"DSCN7009\"<\/a> and even ducks<\/em>!\"IMG_1178\"<\/a> We had pedaled through a couple\"DSCN6984\"<\/a> small towns,\"IMG_1175\"<\/a> but by 11:00 we were ready to take a break. \u00a0Found a Great local spot, \"DSCN7013\"<\/a>selling homemade jellies, \"DSCN7020\"<\/a>playing oldies and making a “Dagwood” size sandwiches.\"DSCN7017\"<\/a> \u00a0They had to turn the music off, for Jerry to leave. \u00a0The wind was kicking and fluffy clouds had returned\"DSCN7023\"<\/a>by the time we left our early lunch. \u00a0But with only 15 miles more (or so we thought) we figured we would be checked in early and rest up for tomorrow. \u00a0The road to Mansfield kept going and going and getting hillier by the mile. \u00a0We wound our way up and down the streets of the city\"DSCN7026\"<\/a>with a quick stop at an old-fashioned carousel.\"DSCN7027\"<\/a>Road construction sent us on a couple mile detour with a couple hills thrown if for good measure. \u00a0A couple mile trek on the interstate got us to our hotel over two and a half hours (& 18 miles) later. \u00a0Our relaxing 39 mile day turned out to be a hard fought 47 miles; and we’ve only begun to hit the hills.<\/p>\n

Fortunately\u00a0our dinner and drinks<\/em>, tonight was just steps from our room..\"DSCN7031\"<\/a>…and<\/em><\/strong> delicious. \u00a0Rest and Sleep in now<\/em> on the menu.<\/p>\n\n\t\t