Bike ride

The gorgeous fall weather was the perfect excuse for a fun bike ride on Belle Isle. This little island in the middle of Detroit River is half way between the US and Canada. Bob and the boys strapped four bikes to our rack and we headed down town. Part of the island was closed off for autonomous vehicle demonstrations so we stood mesmerized while a compact car pull into a parking spot, backed out, drove around and then parallel parked again. Unfortunately the information in the paper was misleading and there was no public access,  so that was the extent of our view of the demos but it certainly was impressive.
We headed out on our bikes to explore the island. It did not take long, the island is only a few miles long and scarcely a mile wide. At one end is small nature zoo, and since the price of admission was right - free - it was a natural rest stop, before heading back to the car.
It was fun to see Detroit from a different perspective, and we could not help but laugh at the lavish bird houses outside the nature zoo.

The boys had a bit of an audience as they strapped the bikes back on, and we were all happy to leave. The ice cream truck had played "It's a small world" continuously and by the time the bikes were all secure we were done with the tune.