Stanley to Granville (87 miles)

7-9-2010

Today we were aiming to get some miles in.  We first thought about Surrey, but after arriving there fairly early and with a tailwind, we road on to Granville.

Many of the small cities that we pass through have these great signs welcoming you to their town.

For the past several days, we've stopped after a couple of hours of riding we stop for breakfast.  In yellow is Ron, who we met in Idaho to ride with, but decided to mostly ride on his own.  We have met up several different evenings.  On the right is Rudy, we camped with for a couple nights.  He is on the was to Rag Ride in Ohio.

The ride was fairly uneventful.  We rode through Minot, which felt like a big city.  We rode right downtown to find a bike shop, and the streets were very busy.  We were also very overheated, so we stopped into an Irish pub for a lemonade.

We all love these wonderful city parks that are usually free and very convenient to use.

In Granville we found a nice park, until we looked at the bathrooms.  We were without flushing toilets or showers, which made the night fairly uncomfortable.  After setting up camp, Don and I decided that we were not interested in cooking, so we went into town to the White Buffalo bar, and had a steak dinner.  It was good, and affordable.  After we were finished eating; Doug, Therese, and Jeff joined Don, Joe and I for drink and some laughs.