This morning we woke up to the sound of wind whipping through our cabin. When we looked out we saw the trees bending in half; ugly! The South Dakota cycling creed must be “yesterday’s tail wind is today’s head wind.” However, our spirits quickly brightened as we joined the 3 Twin Cities’ cyclists for an early breakfast. Our breakfast was also special because the Resort staff opened early just for us and prepared excellent food: including plate size pancakes.
Today, we cycled east into a head wind for the first 9 miles. The next 30 miles we headed north with a strong side wind. HOWEVER, the last 20 miles we had a tail wind. The day was great, but we are tired. While we struggled with loaded bikes, the Twin City cyclists seemed to fly with the breezes. During the day we often thought about yesterday’s Trail Angel and his wonderful caramel sticky buns. So much so, that when we stopped for lunch in Shelby we ordered caramel sticky buns. Don’t worry Craig, yours were much better!
Speaking of food, the hotel restaurant’s special for tonight is a cyclist’s dream. For $9.95 we get spaghetti, meatballs, salad, and soup. Now that is living!
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