Indiana

Cincinnati Loop

8 April 2012

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The day had finally come. It was time to stop lazing round Cincinnati where I’d happily sat round, ate lots of ‘Papaya Chicken’, watched TV, hung out with a close friend, read books and, outside of trying to get Abdul into running, had been slothlike. Looking at Google Maps and Warmshowers, I’d managed to come [...]

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Cheating to Chicago

14 July 2011

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Having decided that ‘cheating’ was acceptable, we needed to work out the logistics. A quick call to Christin, our host in Chicago, confirmed that it would be OK for us to head over a night early, now just to work out how to get there. The best way that we could see was to follow [...]

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Sharp blades in South Bend

10 July 2011

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We had to be out of the house by noon as that’s when Jennifer + Kyle had a possible buyer coming to look round their house. A plan was formulated and we would be using our America the Beautiful passes to go to Indiana Dunes National Seashore, lie on the beach and then head over [...]

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Kalamazoo -> South Bend

9 July 2011

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After a trip for local coffee, Sheila, Jim and I went on a tyre hunt. Ideally, I was after a Continental Travel Contact, as people seemed split between them and Schwalbe Marathons as the best tyre currently in production. The Alfred E website had them in stock, but, as I would learn, that meant in [...]

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