You may remember, last summer my sister, Kay, and I took a trip across New York, along the Erie Canal. She biked the length while I followed along as a "sag" driver with Van. This weekend we'll be heading out on our Second Annual Sister Spin, only this time we'll be traveling across Michigan. She'll be biking in the 30th Annual PALM (Pedal Across Lower Michigan). Every year hundreds of bikers gather on Lake Michigan's shore and bike across the state, ending at Lake Huron. Each year the route is different from the previous year, but they always cross the "palm" of Michigan's mitten.
I have the easy part of the trip. While Kay is struggling up and down the hills, usually in high temps and miserable humidity, I'm driving along in air-conditioned comfort, stopping as I please to stretch my legs or take pictures. Since I'm not a biker, the whole concept of the trip is alien to me. I enjoy meeting the bikers, and seeing new sights, though, and as always traveling with my sister is a joy.
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