Friday June 26th - evening

My tires wore out:-O I looked at them a couple of days ago and I thought, "I am not sure they will make the 10,000 miles that they were advertised to get." Stopped for gas an hour ago and looked, back one was totally bald. I went in the little store and asked if there were any motorcycle places around. A young kid in the store said yes and gave me their phone number. I called them and told them my story. They said they had my size in stock and even though they were due to close in an hour they would get them put on for me. Only problem is I am not going to get my 400 miles today. About 330. There is a camp site 8 miles from here. Probably won't get out of here until 7pm. I will sure feel better riding tomorrow on new tires. Messed up my budget for my trip. Will have to take it out of Sherri's marriage money:-)

Well, what started out as a bummer day turned out alright. This morning I prayed that the Lord would show me a place to get some new tires, if I needed them. Well after 350 miles of riding today, the tires were definitely hairless. Lady at the gas station told me where this place was. They were absolutely wonderful. Large place with lots of employees. They all wanted to talk about my trip. They hung my used tires on the wall and put a sign under them that read," these tires have rolled in 35 states". They gave me a bumper sticker with their store, town, and state on it. They took pity on me and sold me a very nice new helmet for less than I paid for my cheap one at Joe's in Salem. They washed and waxed my bike and found me a nice campsite with a shower for cheap. The sun is shining and the weather report is that it is supposed to be nice where I am tomorrow. New tires, new helmet, I can ride with confidence the rest of the trip.

I am camping at Tiffin Ohio.