I’ve been using my mom’s car to get around, but decided she should have her car back and I should use my bike to get around. I loaded my bike into her car and drove it down to Whitewater. After my mom fixed me a nice lunch, I got my bike together and rode it back to Lake Mills where I’m staying with my brother and his wife.

Along the way I ran across someone who was doing some long distance bike packing. I just haven’t seen many long distance bike packers, and try to stop to talk to them when possible. I asked what route this fellow was on. Turns out it was Bob Barnes who is on an 11,000 mile trek around much of the coastal regions of the US. He calls his operation Bibbery Travels and has managed to gain a bit of notoriety along the way.

It was fun to talk to Bob and see his setup which includes a lawn chair and a solar panel array. I always try to find stopping points that include a picnic table, but Bob has a different way to handle breaks, he just breaks out his lawn chair.

By the way, todays ride was a little over 33 miles long.