Michele, Peter and I finished the mega drive from Atlanta just in time to pick Jeff Woods up from the tiny little airport that serves the North Woods. Then we checked in at the race headquarters and grabbed some dinner at a popular local restaurant -- well, the parking lot was full, so we figured it was a good bet. Peter and I sampled some of the fresh catch from the Great Lakes we could view just out the restaurant window. We said "hello" to friends Enduraventure, who were dining at the same spot and took the last pieces of bread from the salad bar ... ARGH! ;-) It was good to see them and some other familiar faces way up north.

We got the maps and most of the points at check-in today. We'll get the rest tomorrow at the pre-race meeting. Until then, we certainly will be doing our best to guess the order of CPs and the disciplines. I'm sure we'll be surprised when all is revealed tomorrow.

Better get some sleep, as I'm sure tomorrow night will be restless.


- Paul