On the first day we faced a constant 21mph headwind which seriously impeded our progress. We made it only as far as the Indiana/Michigan border and found a nice place to camp with little effort.
Temperatures that evening dipped down to about 20 degrees. Each of us was using $25 department store sleeping bags. Mine held up nicely to the cold, Andy's so-so, Will's not at all. On top of this, the floor of the tent I loaned Will had rotted out in storage. It was a tough night, especially for Will and Andy.
I woke up to find that Will and Andy had already broken camp. Anyone who knows Will knows why that might be terrifying. Will offered to continue travelling through MI if we stayed in motels, Andy was sick and needed to return to Chicago.
The ride back was a blast. We ditched the rotten tent in a McDonald's trash can in Gary (carefully saving the stakes for future use). We met some very nice people and got a very interesting vantage of Gary.
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