DALMAC Day 1

I'm excitedly finishing off my devotions (reading the story of Abigail and Nabal) this morning, waiting anxiously for morning light so Cherie, Ben, and I can set off on our latest DALMAC adventure. This will be four years in a row for Cherie and I. Four days to ride from Lansing to the Mackinac Bridge. It looks like the weather won't be as epic as last year when we got rained on 5 days in a row and had one day in which we rode 100 km in cold, windy, rainy northern Michigan. By the time we finished last year, half the riders had dropped out, we'd had to spend a night in a gym because the winds were gusting to 50mph, and our Bass Pro Shops tent was finally consigned to the dustbin after serving us well for 18 years.

Today we will ride from our house to Vestaburg, Michigan. It's a little town in the middle of nowhere (actually a lot like Laingsburg). It will be about 70 or 75 miles for us today. When we get there we'll pitch our tents and hang out with the other 550 people who are riding our route. It's a LOT of fun!