Defiance to Fort Wayne (80 km)

First thing in the morning was to fix Katrin´s bicycle. It had two broken spokes and the wheel had become uneven. But we had incredible luck, in Definance a small town with not many shops left was an excellent bicycle shop, with Don and Jim running it. They fixed it very well, while Katrin was going to see the local church. The secretary of the church community was so happy and proud of her church, that she gave Katrin a big tour of the whole church.

In the meantime Stefi and Frank bought a new mobile phone, as our Canadien one doesnt work in the US. That is surprisingly easy here, prepaid, no adress asked. That surprised me after the whole 9/11 and security discussion we hear here and felt at the border.



Parking problem solved

  But then, no way arround it, we had to get on the road. The weatherforcast had issued a wind warning, and they were right! Since Newfoundland we never ever had such a headwind! The difference to Newfoundland, it neither rained nor was it cold.



Everything is bigger here... even the pumkins

 So we struggled hard, driving the entire way in each other´s wind shadow, which helps alot, but requires a lot of attention, therefore you dont see so much of the landscape. We stayed along the Maumee River, perfect road and most of the time no traffic at all. But the towns along the way looked deserted, many shops closed.

Once we had a stop next to a forest and some maizefields. We were sitting there peacefully and all of a sudden out of nowhere, the farmer arrived. "Do you wanna camp here?" he wanted to know. Only when he heard, that we have not even camping gear on us he introduced himself by his name and was very friendly, telling us that he had German roots. We suspected that someone must gave given him a hint, that we are sitting there.

We arrived late in Fort Wayne, found a B&B with kitchen and cooked ourselfs a delicious meal fat free!