At the Goss Opera house in Watertown SD having a glass of wine . Toady was a short day of 60 miles , great temperature after a big storm . We stopped by a retirement home where the old folks were thrilled to hear the stories of the trip across america.we were told that the tenants start getting excited about 2 weeks before we arrive and talk about us for 2 more weeks.
The road we were to ride was under water for a short section - closed to cars but we got through. I was taking pictures with my phone , not watching too closely to the road and dropped into a hole about 10- 12 in.deep. I unclipped quickly and saved a potentially very wet fall.one guy fell and broke handle bars ... Rider ok .This was one of the few country roads we have ridden . I loved it.The roads felt more like some of the Austin rides. ( pictures to come)
We were passing a lake and decided to jump in.after getting close to it we realized it was really slimy ,lots of algae, to the point you could not see into it. One guy did jump in with the promise of 10 beers as his bribe /reward. Pictures to come. We stopped at an Irish pub first thing ,had a few pitchers of beer,french fries , onion rings, hamburgers, fish and chips...no one danced on the tables but the owner did promise us some Irish music and dance. Never happened but a fun offer.
I went on to camp, got cleaned up, got my tent up, crawled in to journal a bit before dinner and proceeded to fall fast asleep. Woke up in time to go to dinner then went downtown to the museum and pub. A guy saw some of the riders in town and contacted the Mayor , told him about our adventure , so he paid for a driver and trolley to come pick us up and take us to the museum/pub ...restaurant . It was built in the early 1900's , theatre with balcony ... Pics later- the trolley driver played the local radio as we toured the town. The song that came on was "take the long way home" we joked that that was exactly what we all were doing.
It is now time for sleep again, raining, winds coming up, storm suppose to get worse around midnight or later. Sure appreciate a water proof tent.
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