I don't know it was a billboard along the highway. I just had to stop to take a picture.
The giant storm cell which was building over Watertown hit
about 10:30 pm last night. While we did have some earlier thunder the real
action started much later. There was also a major thunder and lightning show and
a major down pour at 3:45 AM. There may
have been some others but I slept through them.
This morning was a pretty gloom looking crowd as there were
a number of riders who had decided they were just going to sag all day. To be honest the weather forecast looked bad.
Ken T and I were the only two who were
saying it wasn’t going to rain until much later in the day.
Auzzie Bob and I set off together and set a blistering pace. The road was wet from last night’s downpour
and the clouds were dark and heavy but the rain held off. The wind was none existent, and we had a nice
road surface to help us on our way.
By 9:30 AM the wind had picked up considerably and was
almost straight out of the west which gave us a great tail wind as we were
headed due east. Out of South Dakota and into Minnesota. A quick photo of the sign post commemorating the
occasion and we were on our way. It
would be criminal to waste a tail wind.
Travelling along at 20 + mph brought up picnic at the 43
mile mark pretty fast and we are eating our second big meal of the day by 10:00
am. Shuli had picked up sweet corn and
had it on to boil when we got there. It
was great! I had a couple of cobs and
could have stayed for more but the wind was blowing.
My bike odometer gave up and looked like the battery was
dead. You could see the numbers if you
looked real hard or shaded the screen.
It wasn’t a big deal as I had spare batteries in my luggage and keep the
pedal down.
By 12:00 Bob and I have arrived in Montevideo completing today’s
83 mile ride. Never got rained on and
had I great day with a tail wind and in cooler temperatures.
The batteries I had turned out to be the wrong one as the
odometer takes some odd ball size I had never seen, so I change the odometer to
a new one I had purchased before I left but never got installed. As I am installing the odometer the promised
downpour starts and I have to run for cover, but it doesn’t matter as I am in
camp with my tent set up.
What a fun day dodging rain storms, flying down the road
with a great tail wind, and gorging on sweat corn.
Terry hot biker
3 comments:
Cooler weather, tail wind; another good day.
Keep up the good work.
Canada Ken C.
Another terrific day! Hot and smoky here, so far the smoke is not as bad as the last two summers. Ride safe.
Agnes
Fun day eh? Sounds like you didn’t get too dirty avoiding puddles and rooster tails. Way to go😊
I will ride tomorrow after a 9 day layoff and be thinking of you. Gonna be 88 deg at 6:00🚴🏽♀️
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