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

[Jojee]

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.

<b>Day 1 - Champaign, IL to Lafayette, IN [90 miles]</b>


My bike all loaded up and ready to go!


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


Starting destination: Joy's apartment!


Random stretch of road xD


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


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


Leaving Illinois and into Indiana!


Another Indiana sign.


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.


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


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.



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


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.


Random Indiana town. :</>D


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


Jojee wuz here. And peed.


Another random Indiana town.


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


OMG. I made it to Fort Wayne!


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


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.


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



<b>Day 3 - Fort Wayne, IN to Findlay, OH [85 miles]</b>


It was easy, flat riding from Fort Wayne. I was so estatic at first. Then I realized that <i>all of Ohio</i> 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.


Ohio!


More random Ohio road.


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.


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



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


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


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.


Matt got here!


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.


Justin and Matt standing awkwardly next to each other.


Me and Justin!


Me and Matt!


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




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



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



<b>Day 5 - More fun, go to Canadia, meet krissy!</b>

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





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






And Disney princesses. xD


Awww~~~ <3


Yes, I'm badass.


xD





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!



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.




On the boat, leaving Sandusky.


Passing Cedar Point. High roller coasters. ^_^


Pretty.


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


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


OMG a Canadia flag.


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.


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








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


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


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


Suave.


Not... so suave? :</>D


Gangsta.





More to come as it occurs in real time.

[Freya]

Aww my name in fries :3


Lol at showing krissy xD

[eestlinc]

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

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

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

Also, you need to shave Krissy.

[Raistlin]

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

You all look hideous compared to him.

[Aerith's Knight]

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

Also, cool pictures!

[Madonna]

I think you posted this in your journal.

[Baloki]

OHMYGODANUNDEADHERO!

[Madame Adequate]

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

[Yar]

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

[Laddy]

Yar is such a cute lil redhead.

[Jojee]

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

[LunarWeaver]

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

[NeoTifa]

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

[rubah]

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