Woke up in the little tent to rain at 6 am tried to ignore the till around 6:30 when there was finally enough light to see and the rain stopped. However it is possible we were trying to sleep off all the Scotch we drank last night too. Got out of bed, washed and started packing. This was the first time to really load everything on the bikes. Well after making a good start of cleaning the tent up to keep all the stuff dry move on to trying cook breakfast. That was easier as all I needed was to boil water for Oatmeal, and coffee then cook some corn fitters. Dave did not complain so the food must have been OK but maybe he was also just recovering from sitting around the fire drinking scotch too. So after eating loading recommenced. The upshot of this is that we left the camp grounds at 10 Am not a record start but OK for the first day.
Right out of the camp my bike would not shift gears and David was hitting the packs with his feet. We rode a little adjusted stuff and rode some more, stopped and adjusted stuff again and maintained this pattern for the day. In it the end it took just over 4 hours to reach Bemidji covering a distance of 39.5 miles according to Dave (Me I do not know as the computer stopped working on my bike). Overall I pleased with the way things went we should get stronger and better organized in the coming weeks but for a first day we did all right. So long as we can maintain this effort it should be OK. Tonight after much thought we have selected just a beer, best not twist the tiger tail too often.
The trees are just starting to change here and one can feel the nip in the air but the temperature of 60F is just a little too warm for a coat but a little to chilly without one. We fought a headwind all day and hope tomorrow it lets up a little but unfortunately it looks like rain.
Bemidji is the home of Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox so here are their pictures.
Thankful for Today
I am thankful that I was not hit by a car like the dead squirrel, flat snake or the turtle on the side of the road. But that is little thing to be thankful for and beside a little too obvious. A better thing to be thankful for is the fact that I am doing as well as I am. For that I must send a big thank you to the all the Cancer support and treatment I have gotten at NIH. So although I am not complete and I am sore as hell a lot of the time at least I have enough parts that still work to let me do fun stuff. Just to be be safe I am still thankful for Dianne and Donna because Dave is such a big help to me.
Love and Kisses to all and to all a good night.
Allan and Dave
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