Pictuars! ^_^ From Jojee's Biking to Canadia, Sandusky Meetup, + krissy

x-posted from my LJ. If I meet more people in Toronto I'll post more pictures. And more krissy and me fun later. :] Kaycee should post the meetup drunk webcamming screens. I heard there's some good ones.

Day 1 - Champaign, IL to Lafayette, IN [90 miles]

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My bike all loaded up and ready to go!

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Me ready to embark on my journey. I left around 7:45 AM.

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Starting destination: Joy's apartment!

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Random stretch of road xD

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My first resting point. I stopped taking so many random pictures later on because I got tired :P

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Danville! This is where I made it last time. Once past this point, it was all new to me.

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Leaving Illinois and into Indiana!

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Another Indiana sign.

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So Mapquest took me down this dirt/gravel road for 2.5 miles and I couldn't bike on it. xD The worst part was behind me cos' I was trying to stay alive. I hate Mapquest. I walked my bike.

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Me biking over some bridge. Bridges are scary. @_@

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Entering Lafayette! Actually then I had to leave Lafayette and enter it again to get to my destination. I got there around 8:15, but I had passed a time zone on the way. I also got lost a lot that day. :|



Day 2 - Lafayette, IN to Fort Wayne, IN [115 miles (which is 180-some km I know that much :D)]

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Me, more tanned already, looking all greased up with sunscreen, and ready to set out at 6:30 AM. I got poured on in the morning, it was great. Seriously. Rain is awesome when biking all day.

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Random Indiana town. :D

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Flat road. I LOVE flat road. Hills are the enemy.

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Jojee wuz here. And peed.

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Another random Indiana town.

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Random mid of the day picture with me looking tired. ^_^

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OMG. I made it to Fort Wayne!

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OMG. There are buildings! It's like a city!

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I picked the worst hotel location ever and had to go through the entire city and lots of hills, but I made it. :D It took me 13.5 hours that day.

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I lived on lots and lots of these, and Subway. ^_^



Day 3 - Fort Wayne, IN to Findlay, OH [85 miles]

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It was easy, flat riding from Fort Wayne. I was so estatic at first. Then I realized that all of Ohio was like this. ...So I got really depressed and bored for the rest of the day. And it was really sunny and hot all day.

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Ohio!

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More random Ohio road.

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A few miles into Ohio and I was in PAYNE (har har). This town has 3 churches and like no places to eat. It was Sunday, so everyone was at church.

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A church in Payne. Jojee wuz here and peed across the street in the bushes.

So there was this guy sitting in front of his porch just holding a giant gun and I asked him for directions. :D

I got to Findlay and met Yars! We got a hotel! No more pics from Day 3 though. :3



Day 4 - Findlay, OH to Sandusky, OH... with Yars! [60+ miles] Then meeting with Matt!

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Yars at our lunch break restaurant in Fremont! We ate at Panda Express.

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It was a long journey, and it was hot. And there was no gas station for like 20+ miles so we got thirsty. xD But in the end, we made it! Justin was so tired at the end.

We got to the hotel and he... slept. :D While we waited for Matt.

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Matt got here!

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Justin is tired!

We decided we would drink because there's nothing else to do in Ohio. xD I said we should take pictures before getting drunk.

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Justin and Matt standing awkwardly next to each other.

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Me and Justin!

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Me and Matt!

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I think we were already drinking by then. Drunk pictures:

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Justin got so wasted. xD We webcammed with other online peeps.

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Justin died on the bed. I fell asleep on the floor. My head was dizzy the next morning. xD



Day 5 - More fun, go to Canadia, meet krissy!

We managed to drag ourselves out of bed and have brunch at Arby's.

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Then we went to the mall, so we had to pose with Final Fantasy games, of coz.

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And Disney princesses. xD

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Awww~~~ <3

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Yes, I'm badass.

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xD

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We went back and said our goodbyes. We had to get one group picture so I asked a random person to take it for us!

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I left and biked toward the dock to ride the ferry. I met this cool professor dude and we talked a lot while we waited. :] This was my first boat, to Pelee Island.

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On the boat, leaving Sandusky.

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Passing Cedar Point. High roller coasters. ^_^

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Pretty.

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My legs had all sorts of cuts and bruises on them. xD I think I kept dropping the bike on it.

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Pelee Island is in Canadia. :D It's the southernmost point of Canadia.

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OMG a Canadia flag.

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After picture of my bike. My BABY. <3333 I'm so proud of it. It survived! A screw fell off, and the seat broke, but I love it forever.

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My second boat, off the island. It was much bigger. Also, scenery:

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I got to mainland Canadia!!! I biked around in the dark through neighborhoods for a while because Canadia doesn't have lights. xD Then I met krissy! We drove back to krissy's place. krissy drives like an Asian woman. :D

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The "after" picture. Hi, I'm here. ^_^

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Winking at YOU, Wesly. Also, I'm so sorry everyone who ever thought krissy was a girl. xD

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Suave.

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Not... so suave? :D

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Gangsta.





More to come as it occurs in real time.

Aww my name in fries :3


Lol at showing krissy xD

there are hills in other parts of Ohio. good times!

When did Joy become a cyclist vagabond? I missed that intervention.

Also, you need to shave Krissy.

Oh I know krissy was winking at me. ;D ;D

You all look hideous compared to him.

How do you drop your bike on your legs? >_>

Also, cool pictures!

I think you posted this in your journal.

OHMYGODANUNDEADHERO!

Holy crap if I tried cycling that far I'd end up the ocean before long. Pretty good going!

wtf that book makes no sense. we should have got a vegetarian book or something for me to hold xD

Yar is such a cute lil redhead.

I've been a cycling vagabond since April. Kinda. ^_^

AK: Lots of talent. Lots. Also, my bike doesn't have a kickstand. Also also, I fell over a lot. xD Ask Justin.

And yeah eest, the prof was from Columbus. I heard it's more hilly there, but also that people are rude. :o

I live half an hour away from Lafayette~ I'm gonna pretend we know each other now.

Looks like good times and a lot of work. Bike helmet :kaoclove:

Come to Springfield on the way through lol. <3<3

I'd never make it biking in arkansas ;_; nice work, jojo!