I heard a funny story yesterday at the lunch stop on the last day of DALMAC.  

A woman flew in from the west coast to ride our ride but was initially warned off by friends that it had to be a scam, that she’d surely show up to find there was no ride.  Her friends said it was too inexpensive.

Folks, if you camp in a tent, the cost to have your gear shuttled to the next location, showers at each destination, breakfast and dinner at each, and your place to pitch your tent, is $205.  They have phone charging stations, the restrooms in each school are open all night long and additional Porta johns are at many of the locations to supplement the brick and mortar facilities.  

The meals are good and filling with plenty of carbs, but not exactly restaurant quality…  It all works to get you ready for the next day’s ride, be it the 70-90 mile short route or the century long route (99-107 miles).

For a measly Two Hundred bucks, you get all of the above, and this:

And on the last day, when you’re all done, you can hop across the bridge, park alongside the highway at the dunes (ask the bridge attendant, it’s 2 bucks per axle too, each way) and dip your hot, tired dogs in Lake Michigan.

Priceless.  And I assure you, there most definitely will be a ride when you get there.