Milk Run

Well about as close to a “milk run” as any delivery gets, especially compared to the Feisty Girl delivery back from the Bahamas in 2023 where the northeasters kept coming fast and furious. This was the return trip with Raven from Marsh Harbour to her home port in Newport Rhode Island.

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Ohio To Erie Trail

In May I had the opportunity to ride the Ohio to Erie Trail than spans the length of Ohio south to north from the Ohio River to Lake Erie. This trip was with a few of the folks I did the Erie Canal with two years ago, which meant a bit more of a relaxed trip than my usual camping template as we would be staying in hotels and eating out. While I like roughing it camping, this is a nice change, especially because you don’t have to carry as much gear. And to make it even easier, my van traveled with us to carry any gear (and most importantly) post ride beer at the end of each day. Also, this was a little unfinished business because I had intended to do the section from Massillon to Cincinnati last year as I noted in my ride to Cleveland.
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The Present Day Composers Refuse To Die

One of the things most people don’t know about me is that I am a dyed in the wool Frank Zappa fan and have been for 50 years. He was able to find the best musicians from all genres, create a band around them, and write music around the specific talents of those band members that brought the best out of them and the music was diverse, defying categorization.
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