Day 25, Jun 14^th, Belding, MI to Hardy Dam, MI (Sandy Beach Campground).  We weren’t moving as fast this morning and headed out about 8:30.  The morning was a cool 59 degrees and we were in our jackets again.  It warmed up quickly and by 10 I was in my vest and by 11 just my riding shirt.  The first part of the ride was on Michigan route 44 and was some and easy grades.  We then got back on the rural roads with steeper hills and rougher pavement.   The  ride was another day of beautiful Michigan countryside and plenty of small lakes and scenery.  We made good time and stopped at the Coral Bar and Café, in Coral, MI. after 37 miles.  It was a real slice of small village America with Country and Western music videos on the TV and farmers talking about crops, rain, and equipment.  The afternoon stretch was also flat and fast with the wind at our backs for a change.  We took a couple of breaks but made the Croton/Hardy Dam area  about 4pm.  We are in the Muskegon River valley and there are 2 quite old hydroelectric dams built in the 40’s, one at Croton and one at Hardy.  Both dams also created recreational lakes dotted with homes and campgrounds.  This is our 2^nd night camping in the last 3 and tomorrow looks like a camping night too.  I am sitting at a picnic table and it is very quiet and still.   Mileage for the day with the trip out for dinner was 72.58.  Tomorrow we get a little closer to Ludington, MI and a trip on the SS Badger across Lake Michigan to Manitowoc, WI.  We got the last room at a hotel because there is a beach volleyball tournament this weekend.  Dave is looking forward to the women’s events.