As we rode from Harvey to Carrington, ND, we had the pleasure of having a 20-30 mph tailwind with clear blue skies. I saw a small herd of bison running in a paceline, but they were running "against the wind". I know that is a Bob Seeger song, yet it sounded good. Even the hawks had a difficult time flying into the wind. The previous two days, we had the thrill of out running a couple of thunderstorms. We watched one storm stay in line with us, but it was several miles south of us. It was cool to watch the storm move across the prairie.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to see the amazing countryside and meet and interact with people in all the little towns we go through. Many people are amazed and somewhat envious of our abilities to get on the bike day after day.
It is difficult to feed 24 people at one setting in some of these small towns. We have eaten at a Senior's community center, a truck stop, bowling alley, casino, and tonight we are going to eat at a golf club. The food has been pretty good and generally the breakfasts have been buffets, with lots of oatmeal. During the day, we go through several bunches of bananas and granola bars, cookies, and Gatorade.
We've had a couple easy days, so Dave and I cleaned alot of bikes for people yesterday. We have also changed many flat tires, especially yesterday. I think we had10-12 flats.
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