113.7 miles
8:10.24 hrs
25.3 mph Max
13.9 mph Avg
With a slight wind to my back and an hour to gain with a time zone transition, I thought I had plenty of time to travel the 103 miles (quoted by google maps) from Notre Dame to Moliver's house in Chicago... well, I made it. I made it at around 9 pm. I can thank a flat tire for that! Out of all the tires to get a flat, I figured that my trailer tire would be the last to get a flat, for it is a heavy duty mountain bike tire. Fortunately, I was prepared for such an occurrence and got to patch the tube up with my patch kit! I was wondering how long it was going to take me to get to use some of my tooling. Hopefully I won't have to do it again in the near future.
At the end of my trip I had the pleasure of biking along and by Chicago. The city looked amazing! I couldn't believe how much glass is in those buildings. With the way the sun was hitting the glass along the coast it was as if the City was protruding from the water. It was quite the site to see. I wanted to put my bike aside and just sit in the park and ponder life while gazing at the city by the water. It would have been so lovely to do. This was the first visit to Chicago when I have not been able to spend some time in the city exploring and people watching. I thought I had seen most of the city, but I guess not. I will have to make sure that the next time I visit that take a stroll on the Lakeshore Pkwy Trail!
