We set off fearing our worst wind day yet, and while it was tiring it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been.
The Bison Motel, it's amazing how nice a mediocre little motel is after camping for a while. We again slept in a little bit. Between not feeling rushed to be out, and not having to pack up camp, I was able to get an extra hour of sleep. The a quick breakfast of PBJ sandwiches and coffee and we were on the road.
The first 15 miles were tough. The wind was blowing strongly into our faces and I was still loosening up. After a bit of struggling, I rolled into Carrington, where everyone else was just sitting down for a little 2nd breakfast.
For the last thousand miles we've been seeing acres of these different colors. The blue is flax. The green is soybeans (though we've seen a lot of wheat and corn too) and the yellow is canola.After resting up, we got back on the road. This time the wind was only partially into our faces, so it wasn't nearly as bad. We made good time to Glennfield where we had lunch in a city park. Then it was back on the road to Cooperstown.
A pretty Lutheran church that we road past. Jeff is standing on the porch, and Don is riding on by. This stretch was much more difficult because it was getting warmer and we were getting tired. Finally we pulled into town. A shower, and some grocery shopping helped to finish up the day. Tomorrow we're thinking about trying to finish the 90 miles to Fargo, though I'm not sure if we'll make it.
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