We rode into another brutal headwind going into Grand Forks. We ate at the Roadside Cafe outside of town where Goody put down two trucker specials. There were few breakfast feeds that matched this one in size We rode into town trough the University of North Dakota while Goody tried to find an acceptable bike store. I watched the suspenseful Ghana-Uruguay game in a bar and then found the rest of the guys at the library on the Minnesota side of town where Pete made this entry
" Happy July! We made it to the North Dakota- Minnesota border through some serious challenges. There wasn't a single easy day in ol' ND so we are all happy to be starting fresh with a new state. The bad head winds and side winds have persisted throughout the week which makes everyday harder than it should be. We biked the 32 miles into Grand Forks this morning battling 20-30 mph winds out of the south. Some of the stronger gusts would actually blow us into the road (safe?). Still, we made it and impressed yet another waitress with our ability to put away pounds of food. We might make today a short one to give ourselves a break from the wind. Will and Dan are watching the Ghana vs. Uruguay World Cup game in a bar somewhere while Aidan, Goody, and I are hitting up the public library. Maybe we will all catch a movie later.Anyway, that's the update. Tomorrow we start a big push to get to Espanola, Ontario by the 12 of July to meet up with Will's Dad. Lots of miles to cover so maybe a rest day is well needed. Progress is being made! Peace and LoveP.S. Just wanted to share that I crashed front first into a foot deep pool of freshly poured concrete yesterday. My bike's front fork and frame got bent back a bit because of the force so Rhonda looks a little more squished than she used to. Still rides well though so I think it is only a problem of aesthetics. midget bike. "
We went to the grocery store and thew the disc in the park before heading to the second Twilight movie Eclipse. We got good and inebriated before hand and then laughed like hyenas at the affair. Half the crowd loved our enthusiasm while the other half sneered. At least we put it out there. We tried to find another movie to watch but Grown Ups was just not cutting it, so we returned to the pavillion and slept well.
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