{"id":42,"date":"2023-05-04T14:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/?p=42"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:11:23","slug":"first-things-firstgottagittdare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/04\/first-things-firstgottagittdare\/","title":{"rendered":"First Things First\u2026GottaGittdare!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A long first day!&#8230;left Kingsville at 10am, arrived DTW at 11 am and checked in, handed off my luggage and bike, said a prayer to the baggage handler gods to have it all arrive at the destination undamaged. (have Airtags as a back up, just in case the message didn&#8217;t get through upstairs!). 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