Our goal today is the Triple Nickel ride, which is 80 miles on Ohio route 555, and an early wrap up in Cleveland by the airport as Sheryl will be flying out on July 4th to head back to California. Growing up in Michigan and only seeing the northern half of Ohio, I was not thinking Triple Nickle would be much of a ride. I was thinking most flat and farms.
Again, I was surprised by this road. Although it started out pretty plain in a typical Ohio look, the road quickly evolved into a twisty roller coaster type ride weaving itself through remote farms and lots awesome looking homes with 2 or 3 acre lots mixed in the farmland and wooded areas and river crossings. The morning was overcast with the threat of misting or showers, but it never really developed for our ride (until the end). We rode through about 3 very small towns, saw lots of wooded areas and witness an Amish family working hard in the field in full clothing that looked like a Norman Rockwell painting. By the end of the 80 miles it was a smattering of drizzling going on when we documented the end of the ride, with it drizzling off and on through the next hour or so as we navigated our way to Cleveland. For the most part it wasn’t raining most of the time, just always a threat. The last 30 minutes was on freeway to the airport area, where we literally just pulled under the canopy and the skys opened up. What luck!
We had dinner across the street with some good old fashion home cooking it looked like, with another outrageous dessert. It was Sherryl’s last day of riding with us since she joined us on the BRP 5 days ago. This will also mark the point when Rick and I put a pause on the 15 Great American Roads challenge to start the Great Lakes Cabot Tour ride tomorrow, with the first checkpoint in Erie PA.
So close!!! Yes, I’m still whining about that, but I totally get it. Having remained in Michigan, I’ve seen many, many parts of Ohio and it is STILL surprising! Lucked out is right! That rain video…woulda been a soaker. The Gods are smiling on you.