Another soggy day and just to add insult to injury - it was windy. A short day for all - 37 miles. We are hugging the shore of Mille Lac lake - a lake so big, I can't see the other side. It was hard to see much this morning - the view was spectacular once the sun came out this evening.
from the Vista View
Then the sun came out. Picture taken from the same Vista View point
NOTES FROM TOM: OK, sooo, I complained about yesterday, but I should have saved my whining for today. Although this was a short day, it was very unpleasant. We still had the steady rain, but it was accompanied a bumpy road and a persistent headwind most of the way..
I also had a canine incident. Riding along in the rain and wind, I heard barking to my left, and looked in time to see a medium sized black dog with me in his sights. I must have been going about 17-18 mph when I saw the critter and sped up to 20-21, expecting to see the dog dropping back. Wrong!! I tried to go faster, and got up to about 23 mph before the little bugger gave up. I found a safe place, caught my breath, and sent a text to the riders behind me--telling them to put their bikes on the cars and drive past the dog zone. Everybody else passed safely.
While we were all at dinner, we saw this crazy bright light outside--we were stunned--it was the SUN. Tomorrow is promised to be the first dry day of this whole trip, and even though it's going to be 38 degrees in the morning, we're all excited to see the sun and not have to wear all of our water proof gear. Hooray.
Final notes for today.
We found a great steak house for dinner in the next town and enjoyed the company of all. Our spirits sure picked up when we saw the sun shining in the window.
Looking forward to sunny and dry in the days to come.
Patty with sunglasses ready
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