Defiance, OH

Again last night, I biked into the night... This time I was with Von, though, who scored us a free room at the Defiance Inn in Defiance, Ohio, by offering a donation receipt in exchange. However, the woman at the gas station, Mary, who Von stopped to ask directions of, was like, "Why on earth would you want to go there? They couldn't pay me to stay there." Apparently this place was really sketchy, in a bad part of town. Mary racked her brain, made a phone call, and scored us a place to stay with this awesome couple, Kasey and Bilal.
We pitched our tents in their yard, took hot showers, ate, and stayed up way too late, sharing pictures and stories. Bilal recently returned from two weeks in Israel, so we got to both hear about that and see photos.
They also clued me in to the fact that I could take a direct route to Maumee, which would be about as long as the trek to Bowling Green. Seeing as how that's where Andy and Dana will actually be, that's the plan.
Thanks Mary! Thanks Kasey and Bilal! You rock!