Clear skies gave for a brisk morning at the campsite. Everything was particularly wet with a thick layer of morning dew. We overslept as we forgot to put the time forwards on the alarm, but managed to set off for 0830 regardless.
More corn and soybeans for the most part. We made quick progress to Ann Arbor along the rolling hills of the county roads. While the people in Michigan have stood out for being some of the most generous, their roads leave much to be desired. We have been told they have an odd attitude towards paying tax for road repairs along the lines of "why should I pay for everyone else's road?" which results in some cases of whole streets in towns left unpaved as the residents do not wish to pay for the road maintenance.
We stopped in Jackson for lunch, at a local brewery. The food was exceptional apart from they served crisps with their burgers instead of fries/ chips, leaving us still somewhat hungry. On leaving, the brewers were unloading grain outside and approached us inquisitively. After a short conversation, he went inside and produced three cans of their specialty IPA for us to take on our way!
More rolling hills brought us into Ann Arbor past the University of Michigan sports grounds, which were vast; Two golf courses, a 110000 person stadium and countless other facilities. On route we were overtaken by the three guys we met at our host's house in Gary.
Our host was out, but after some communication issues we managed to get access through the garage. Two people were inside, who we had an awkward conversation with as they were just heading out. We were told the guest room was taken and assumed they were the friends of the host. Kate arrived later with food for dinner, shortly followed by Clayton. Kate works for Google while Clayton is studying medicine at the university. They took us around the town, showing us the university library which is very similar to the dining hall from Harry Potter, and treated us to ice cream from a local establishment which served unusual flavours. I went for the Basil flavour, strangely refreshing. We spent the evening watching comedy clips from the US and the UK.
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