Door County, WI (Part II)

The impetus for this trip was simply this:  The Door County Century!  I can't speak highly enough about the excellent organization of this event.  It attracted over 2000 riders, and honestly, I never felt as if there were that many people present. 

After Saturday's rain, Sunday dawned with clear blue skies and a brisk wind.  We biked from our B&B to the Fairgrounds, joined the steady stream of bikers heading out, and started our way up the west side of the Peninsula.  We had decided in advance to ride just the 30 miles for several reasons, though the Husband did briefly entertain doing the 50.  Prudence was the vote of the day and we kept to our plan. 

This was a delightful route: rolling along the shore of the bay, resorts and nice homes with glimpses of water in between, little to no car traffic, fields and woods.  The first rest stop only offered muffins, Gatorade and water.  I would have preferred fruit, but I found out later they really under-estimated the number of "day of" registrations and ran short.   The ride back involved one significant hill which I noted many 30 milers opted to skip by riding the same way back.  Their loss.  Once at the top the ride went through cherry and apple orchards, open fields, and though the countryside of Door County.   We went back the Fairgrounds, rode under the Finish Line, then turned around and rode back to the B&B to make our total ride 33 miles. 

A shower and change of clothes before going back out for our lunch.  Again, excellent! Two types of pulled pork, fresh kaiser rolls, hot grilled corn on the cob, potato salad, chips, beverages,  Fat Tire beer and best of all, cherry pie!  Lots of room for people to sit, no long lines to get your food (and the food was hot!), and it was pleasantly noisy in the large pole barn without being overwhelming.   

Happy bikers - the Green Bay game was on the widescreen TV!

Mmm, doesn't dinner look just tasty?

Alas, I left my camera at the B&B so I don't have any pics of the first rest stop right on the bay.  I highly recommend this ride and hope to do it again in the future.