Day 51

near Irving,MI - Scott,IN (79 miles)

Today our goal was to get out of Michigan. This was only Sara's second day in the state, however Jeremy and I have been here for 10 days (around 450 miles). Michigan has been great. However, we have not made much progress going east, as about 250 miles were going south.

Just before the Indiana border there is a town called Centreville. We stopped there for some electrolites and a snack before going the last 20 miles to the campground. It was here we met an older guy who introduced himself as "Dirty Bob." He came up to us, asked about our ride and then invited us to his house to sign the inside of his bus. The whole time he is snorting and stumbling a bit. After he leaves, we look at one another, smile and shrug, then get on our bikes to go see this bus.

When we get to his house we see him come over to us waving with a big smile on his face, "I didn't think you were going to come! Come on, come sign my bus!" He leads us on to the white school bus next to his house. The inside had been turned into something like an RV. There were two beds, two tables with seats, a storage locker, and a bathroom. The rest was mostly open and every inch of ceiling was covered with writing.  He showed us the sharpie markers and we went to town. While we left our markers Bob introduced himself to us a few more times-- it is sad, his short term memory is more or less gone. He told us all about how him and his friend go to the raceway with the bus each year.  There was a younger guy, Dustin, whose grandfather lives close by, so he helps Bob around the house, so he took our picture on the bus with Bob. We said our goodbyes and Bob thanked us again for coming over and being his friend.

We didn't really know what to expect with the bus, but we all agreed it was the best part of our day. You never know who you'll meet biking across the country!