{"id":116,"date":"2008-09-19T08:21:16","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T12:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/?p=116"},"modified":"2008-12-13T17:17:59","modified_gmt":"2008-12-13T21:17:59","slug":"almost-back-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Almost Back East"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Monday September 15th<\/sup> Pearson and I spent a couple of hours having his left arm examined and x-rayed in Chicago.\u00a0 <\/span>The good news is it\u2019s not broken, but the bad news is it\u2019s still swollen and painful.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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We received a great care package of fresh baked goods, cheese, sausage and other goodies from Erin\u2019s Grandmother and Aunts\u2014Thank you!<\/p>\n

On Tuesday September 16th<\/sup> we headed out of Chicago in the sunlight- something we haven\u2019t seen in many days- and met up with Nancy, Lisa and Daniel in Evergreen Park.\u00a0 <\/span>Nancy and Lisa have spent the summer biking instead of driving and they led Pearson and Pete from Oak Grove to Evergreen Park.<\/p>\n

\"Daniel,<\/a>

Daniel, Lisa, Pearson, Pete and Nancy (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pearson<\/a>

Pearson and Pete riding with Lisa, Nancy and Daniel in Evergreen Park (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Just before entering Indiana Pearson got flat #15.<\/p>\n

We were concerned about detours through Gary, IN because of all the flooding (I-80& I-94 were closed) but we made it through without any major flooding on the roads.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday September 17th<\/sup> we traveled through Shipshewana, IN home of the largest Amish community in the world.\u00a0 <\/span>We saw more bicyclists (and horse and buggy) here than on the entire rest of the trip.<\/p>\n

\"Shipshewana,<\/a>

Shipshewana, IN (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Just before the Ohio border Pearson started to think he would make it through a state without a flat, but alas he blew out his back tire (#16) and found that he didn\u2019t have another spare tube.\u00a0 <\/span>After trying to MacGyver the back tire he gave up and rode his mountain bike into Ohio.<\/p>\n

\"Pearson<\/a>

Pearson with Flat #16 (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n

The closest bike shop along our route was in Toledo, 65 miles from Thursday September 18 start point so Pearson started the day with a flat back tire.\u00a0 <\/span>After struggling to pump up the tire every few miles and battling a head wind (again employing the PAT) Pearson switched back to his mountain bike for a while.\u00a0 <\/span>He finally made it to the bike shop, bought a new tube and tried to catch up with Pete.<\/p>\n

\"Pearson<\/a>

Pearson Using The PAT (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n

Today we have a photo shoot for the Advertiser Tribune newspaper in Tiffin, OH and I will be on the radio in Cleveland on WTAM.<\/p>\n

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