5/23 Day 3 - Isle to North Branch

Wow - so that's what the sun looks like.  Blue sky and not a cloud anywhere to be seen.  Chilly though, 40 degrees as the riders took their seats and headed out.    We left Isle traveling along Hwy 47 stopping for breakfast in Ogilvie.  A cafe, built in 1908, currently owned and operated by Shirley.  Onward to Dalbo with a left turn onto Hwy 6 - or at least I turned on Hwy 6 - Tom blew past the turn and a route change was underway.  The rest of the crew continued on the appointed route.



Jerry Divine - Trucking Trip Leader

Craig Robillard - relaxing in his recumbent

Our two lady cyclists also rode today

Linda Goodwin - getting ready to ride

Jane Olsen - heading down the highway









After a re-route, I was able to catch up to Tom on Hwy 95, headed to North Branch.

Tom - riding the alternate route - on the home stretch









Everyone really enjoyed the sunny day.  Looking forward to another one tomorrow - headed to Stillwater.

Sunny Patty on the Road

NOTES FROM TOM:  Today we got our just reward for riding in the rain for two days, and not only was it sunny and dry, but the route was slightly down hill, and with a tailwind a good part of the way.  As Patty said, it was a little chilly, but nobody complained about that.  Thanks to the good riding conditions, we got to North Branch in time to enjoy a sit-down lunch and didn't have to ride afterwards.

Tomorrow we cross into Wisconsin for about half of the ride, before crossing back into Minnesota at Stillwater.  Hoping for more good riding conditions--we'll see if the weather man is in our corner.