You will have to understand that this commentary is being written after the fact. This journey is now complete and being documented in retrospect. I awoke as intended at 5:30 AM, about an hour before the sun was to rise. I could hear the steady drizzle of rain on my window. I didn't need the sun to tell me that this mornings ride would require some extra care. At 6:30 suited up in rain jacket, slipped the rain covers on my luggage, kissed Cynthia goodbye and started on my first adventure. It wasn't long before unplanned event # 1 showed up. I got about 10 miles down the road and the bike started running rough. This wasn't planned but since I was so close to home I decided to baby it back home and look into the problem. When I arrived home I gave it the windex test. I grabbed a spray bottle of windex and hit each header pipe with a short blast. Sure enough, she was only running on three cylinders. My first thought was to check the plug wires but they were seated well. Next would be plugs but I had no spare plugs. So now all I could do was wait for the bike shop to open, pick up some new plugs and see if that solved the problem. By the time I got the plugs and tried a replacement it was 11:00 AM. But the plug was the issue so I packed the other 3 in my tail bag along with a plug socket, said my goodbyes again, and headed off once more amidst the raindrops. This time I had much more company on the road so it took a bit longer than expected to reach my first lighthouse. This is a photo of the Harbor Beach lighthouse on Lake Huron. Yes, I know, you need a magnifying glass to see it but they won't all be that way and there was no way I was riding out on that pier to get closer:)
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