Day 38 Sandusky, Ohio (87 miles)

Today's ride is again in farmland and has very flat roads. The bikers pass through the town of Bowling Green on the way to the edge of lake Erie and the large city of Sandusky. Cedar Point amusement park is located in Sandusky. Camp is at the Bayshore campground tonight.

Something about Sandusky: Sandusky pronounced [suhn-duhs-kee] is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east. According to the US Census 2007 estimate, the Sandusky, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 77,323 residents.

The generally accepted theory is that the name "Sandusky" is an Anglicization of the phrase San Too Chee, meaning "cold water". Prior to the abolition of slavery in the United States, Sandusky was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. As depicted in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, many slaves seeking to reach freedom in Canada made their way to Sandusky, where they boarded boats' crossing Lake Erie to the port of Amherstburg in Ontario.


Underground Railroad

Sandusky is one of Ohio's most popular tourist destinations. The city is home to the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a regional leader in amusement parks and entertainment, as well as its flagship amusement park, Cedar Point. Cedar Point features the largest collection of roller coasters in the world as well as many current and former record holders. The park also has the largest collection of rides at a single park and many thrilling flat rides.




Oldest Roller Coaster at Cedar Point

The National Arbor Day Foundation has designated Sandusky as a Tree City USA.


Today's weather forecast for Sandusky:
Temperature: 74.3 °F
Dew Point: 72.5 °F
Humidity: 94%
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Gust: 0.0 mph
Wind: W
Pressure: 29.94in
Precipitation: -

Overnight: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms early...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph...becoming northwest. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Today many of the riders were riding hard in order to make it to the Cedar Point Park. Not Chuck, it was supposed to rain in the afternoon and he just wasn't that interested. Today was day 6 in a 7th day stretch of riding..their longest stretch of the trip. The day was hot, sunny and dry with a tailwind out of SW. In last 6 days the riders have covered over 550 miles.

After getting to Sandusky and checking into his hotel, Chuck had dinner at TGI Fridays. He then met up with some other riders who were going bowling. He went along with them and said he bowled a 142. He hasn't bowled in over 20 years. According to Deidre he has some mean bowling skills. He said they had a lot of fun and were goofing around bowling with there left hands and between their legs.

When he got back to the his room, he watched some of Andrew's video of the thunder and lightening storm this past week. He said that I really need to watch it. He was glad that he was staying at the hotel since it was getting ready to rain again. Tomorrow is the last day of riding and then they will have a rest day.