Manitowoc County

Well, if you weren't already informed, camping in a storm sucks. First, setting up got the inside of the tent wet, so anything touching the floor (everything) was wet this morning. Second, although the sound of the rain on the tent is soothing, the gusts of wind would have blown me away if it wasn't for my weight and all the stuff in the tent. And last, when the rain finally stopped, the quiet woke me up...at 0400. But a quick look at the radar showed a break between storms, so I got up, broke camp (still raining so more wet inside the tent), and was rolling before 0500. Sucky suck suck. Now you know.

With less than 4 hours of restless sleep, my first stop was for coffee. I had a nice chat with a gentleman who dillydaddles with Austin-Healy cars. Cool. He got my brain going. Even though the rain was fairly pouring out of the sky and I was soaked through my rain jacket, vest, coat, and two T-shirts, I still had a pretty good morning. And I missed all the deer in the road 😁.

Once I got further west in Da Yoop, the weather cleared, and just before dropping into Wisconsin, I was finally confident enough to take off and stow my rain gear. Besides, it jumped from 62 to 82°F, so I was getting pretty hot.

By 1400, I was über tired, so I went to my gym, Anytime Fitness which gives you access to every gym in the country, and took a shower then a nap. By 1600 I was clean, awake, and rolling 😁.

Another day with several pictures and beautiful views of Lake Superior that I don't have pictures of.

Tonight I'm camped at Harbor Town HD in Manitowoc (shhh, don't tell them). There's no rain the forecast, so hopefully everything will be dry in the morning 🤞.

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