Day 3

Sept. 15

Yesterday the weather channel in Bemidji said it would rain today and be cold well for once the weather man was completely correct. God blew cold air in our faces and spat on us during the entire ride so it was cold and tough peddling. We made it to Bena and found a small motel just off the road with a campsite outside with rain and wind or with a upgrade cost of only $25 for me it was no choice. So here I am with the computer plugged in but not linked to the Internet but at least working well enough to type the blog with warm hands. Dave is relaxing and sipping his whiskey while I am slaving away on the blog but someone has to do it.

So here we on the shore of Lake Winnibigous in a warm room with hot running water, heat and power.

As to interesting things today I saw the following on the road:

1. 
   
   Two really slow squirrels
2. 
   
   One really slow sunk
3. 
   
   A pair of socks
4. 
   
   A bike wheel
5. 
   
   A really fast Coyote
6. 
   
   Unknown little mounds in the ditches
7. 
   
   A few small white things falling from the sky
8. 
   
   One really big fish (Picture to follow)

A few bad things did happen. After a really good ride for 20 miles we hit a construction area and I had to suffer a few miles on loose gravel. The picture below is sub-titled here any swear word you would not say in front of your mother while she is having a really bad day. 

David pointed out that this could be worse, he could have the narrow tires. However to get to the motel we needed to ride down half a mile of gravel roads and I made it 0.49 mile till I hit a small amount of loose sand and that stopped me and before I could get my shoes out of the clips I found myself laying on the road looking at the owners truck from the bottom up. He stopped and made sure I was OK and looked worried about it being his fault maybe he was just trying to not to laugh too hard about me going down. So that was the day.

Thankful for Today

After spending a few miles on the gravel I have to thank all the people that maintain the people that maintain the paved roads. You have realize how much work is required to keep these roads up. Someone closes the joints that open up with tar, applies the asphalt, cuts the grass on the side of the roads, paint the lines, or just keep the signs up. I have to say thanks to all the DOT of any states I will be riding in. Thanks to all of you and thanks to all people that love me, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!

Love and Kisses to all.

Allan and David