Quiet afternoons exploring tiny cafes and kibitzing with people in small towns. Visiting town squares has been a regular part of every afternoon. They have found cities have made historic preservation a priority. Many town squares have gazebos that go back to the Civil War. Having the time to do this type of thing is the best part of the trip.
Physical challenges are nothing new to the couple.
Ann, a Chicago native, moved with her family to Fort Wayne as a seventh-grader and graduated from Elmhurst in 1946. Following their wedding at Fort Wayne's Plymouth Congregational Church, the two went on a three-week bicycle trip through Michigan and Wisconsin. While they raised four children and Ollie worked for the YMCA, they found time to bike extensively in Europe, Canada and the United States. Waiting for a freight train to pass in Chenoa, Ann remembered one of her best adventures. My son was 14, and I was 40.