Day 4: We're Famous!

Day 4 Starting Point: Lafayette, IN
Day 4 End Point: Merrillville, IN (another Super 8!)
Day 4 Brewery: Crown Brewing
Day 4 Distance: 102.51 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Total Distance: 321.65 miles

I'll start off with the most exciting news we've gotten today: we've gotten multiple reports that Marty Brennaman, radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds, mentioned our trip on the air today during the Reds/Cubs game. Last night, Jason wrote him an email, introducing and explaining our journey and its reflection of our fandom for the Reds. And it must have been an effective email! If anyone caught what they said, please let us know in the comments section!

In the meantime, let's run through today's journey. The guys are still riding what may become a 100-mile day. While their route has given them stretches without a car in sight (a good thing), it's also given them lots of wind (a bad thing). In fact, the guys rode through a sea of giant windmills (they have pictures on their camera that I'll post later). So that was cool. Luckily they didn't attempt to tilt the windmills (that's right, my friends - a literary allusion!).

We had lunch in Renssalaer, IN. Mr. Behler and I chilled in the courthouse gazebo until the boys arrived (mooching off of the Ritz Cinema's wi-fi). We hit another great lunch spot, which we think used to be part of City Hall. It's called the City Office and Pub, which sounds like something out of Parks and Rec.

A few sidenotes regarding our lunch stops:

• the worse the lunch spot, the more entertainment and story value it provides
• every small town has a Back To the Future-like clock tower
• the City Office and Pub has an inappropriate biking poster in the men's room. It's entitled "Tour de Femmes"

****This just in. Brennan and Jason cycled their way into the century club, riding 102.51 miles today!!!! They celebrated with a cold brew in the hotel room. Notice how Jason is forming the number 100 with his finger and eyes!!!

And now we sit in Merrillville, IN, which is about 5 miles north of tonight's brewery, Crown Brewing.

This was our final brewery of the week (tear drop). At first, we thought we accidentally stumbed upon a pizza place, but lo and behold, there was indeed a brewery disguised as a pizza place. I had three different brews, including their Special Forces IPA, their Crown Brown, and their Blueberry Wheat. I wouldn't say that any of them topped my list for the week, but none of them bottomed my list either (it that a thing? "bottomed"?).

Tomorrow, the guys have a mere 40 miles to reach their final destination.....WRIGLEY FIELD!!!! If you're in the neighborhood, the guys should pull up around 11am. Bring it!

And don't forget to play NAME!!! THAT!!! MOUSTACHE!!!