GROG, my ex is being a jerk all of a sudden - he was going to take him from Wednesday on. So the worse case scenario would be that I travel with my son for 3 days/2 nights. I don't think that's too bad. I plan on setting the tent up tonight and maybe we'll "camp" out in the living room to start with since we haven't camped together yet. I'm hoping he'll look back at this and remember a good bonding trip with Mom! It also helps that we come through my home town on Monday (starts Sunday and my folks will have him for the weekend and meet us in Merrill on Monday), so he won't be a part of all the pre-tour craziness. I'll spend Monday night in my own bed and we'll set out as a team Tuesday morning. I'm actually hoping his dad will meet us at the stop on Wednesday night. That would only be two days of biking together and one night camping together - my legs should be dieing by then! Then SJCzar will have to push me up any hills the next day Of course, there may need to be a marguerita or two to help my recovery

I'm actually looking forward to this time with my little guy. I really wanted to do something for myself this year and I was trying to figure out what we could do together for a mini-vacation and this may just fit both of those goals. It always works out in the end, doesn't it?

Thanks for the tips. I haven't seen any reflector vests or anything mentioned. Has anyone used those or do you just wing it there?