Windy. Windy. Windy… but this time – going in the “good” direction!
We actually had a strong tailwind most of the day! And loved it…

Today had two high points promised on the cue sheet – and neither one
failed to impress us along the way! The tallest waterfall & the biggest ball of twine!!!
Welcome to the Northwoods!!!… it’s crazy up here!

In Pattison State Park, we stopped off for a quick walk to see the tallest waterfall
in Wisconsin – a full 165-feet tall. We’ve seen a lot of waterfalls this week… each one
promising to be better, bigger, wider, fuller, deeper, larger, greater, etc. than the rest!

Shortly after the waterfall, we hit a great stretch of road… smooth & great tailwind.
I was pedaling easily and cruising at about 28mph. Loving it. Flying with the wind.
In the moment…. loving the speed… enjoying the wind… and then all of a sudden…
bang, blast, psssttt…. thump, thump, thump… a total tire blow-out!!!
Yep, I blew right through my rear tire!!! Not a little… a lot – all the way through!
So I was then stopped on the side of the road watching riders fly by, as I waited for the
bike mechanic’s truck to come by and help. They finally showed up and luckily had a
new tire for me. As they were changing the tire, I asked them what the average life
expectancy of bike tire is… and they replied about 2,000 miles. Well… since I was
well over double that mileage on these tires, I guess it was somehow inevitable?!
Once it was fixed – Chris & I were back on the road… ready to fly again with the wind!

Then, and oh but wait there’s more... we got to see the Largest Ball of Twine!!!
And a whole lot of crazy going on…

And here’s John… one of “The Boys”… standing in front of the ball of twine and showing
off his school’s T-shirt as part of his “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” tour!!!

So the guy has been collecting twine and weaving it for the past twenty-some years!
Trying to beat the competition and the other crazies out there making twine balls.
And yet… he’s already started another ball… which he calls “Junior.”
Like I said… there’s a whole lot of crazy going on!