Dave and I sat around a fire last night trying to stay warm while finishing the last of the of our whiskey. While doing this we watched the people fishing and they pulled out 4 nice bow fin or dog fish from the river. We then climbed into a the tent and tried our hardest to stay warm all night.
In the morning it was cold and we climbed out of the tent and hit the showers. As I do not have a towel I decided to use my pants and then wore them dry. It worked well until I had to pack them damp. The sun was shining when I left the campsite so hoped they dry this afternoon. After breakfast I decide it was warm enough to put away my shell, at lunch I decided to it cool enough to take it out again. I needed it as later it started to rain. At the end of the ride at Coon Rapids dam we started to look for a hotel. With the rain it was cold we selected the Holiday Inn Express which is a considerable step up from normal level of accommodations and impossible to think see from a tent. The bed is even soft and Dave is not muttering about falling into the middle like he did at the last hotel. The sheets are even white and very clean, I think Donna would approve of the room.
A funny note on the way to the breakfast. At the stop light in the center of town we stopped to wait for a green light. When the light changed I jumped up to the seat and caught my bike pants on the front of the seat. This resulted in me mooning all the traffic behind me. Dave is suggested that they may never let me back into town and many breakfasts were ruined as a result of the incident.
Dave broke a spoke on his bike this created a wobble in his riding and slowed him down. When we checked the book for the bike shops they were quite a ways down so we stopped and asked for direction. The first place we stopped they gave a direction right to the spot. Trailhead Cycling and Fitness fixed the bike right then. They charged Dave a very small charge, Dave so shocked at how cheap the repair was he couldn't even think of leaving a tip. The cheapskate is now feeling guilty about it and I am ribbing him without mercy about his tight wallet. But they did a great job and would be a recommended spot for repair in the Champlin MN area.
Pictures of Coon Rapids Dam
Thankful for Today
Today we stopped for directions and they provided perfect information. This is very uncommon and one must be thankful such good information. But I am most thankful for the Trailhead Cycling and Fitness for doing a great job at great price. We have to depend on the people like these to maintain our bikes to finish this ride and with great shops like Dave and I have experienced so far I am most grateful.
Love and Kisses to all
Allan and Dave.
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