We have safely arrived in North Branch, Minnesota, at the home of Steve and Barb Mork, whose son Dan shares a suite of rooms with Pat at St. Olaf. They are graciously hosting us for the evening as we recover from the past 3 days trip from Fargo. Since leaving Fargo we have had the best of days and the worst of days.
The worst of days: On Saturday July 5 we fought 25-30 mph headwinds before giving up just 43 miles into the ride. We stayed at Rothsay, MN, where the locals were very helpful. We found the city park to camp, took showers at the truck stop, and had a nice meal at the local tavern.
The best of days: On Sunday July 6 we cycled 112 miles to Albany, MN, with a nice tailwind and warm temps. What a great day. We had a nice lunch in Alexandria overlooking Lake Agnes. We arrived late in Albany (7 PM) but managed to find a sports bar where we could watch the Tour de France while eating pizza and drinking Leini's beer. We then camped at the local Lion's Park. During the day Dave and Pat had a super market employee ask for their autographs after he heard about the trek.
Today: Monday July 7 was the first day of week 5 in our epic journaey. Today we cycled 85 miles to North Branch and are being graciously hosted by the Mork family. It was a nice ride, not too strenuous. We stopped in Princeton for lunch. We were joined at our lunch table by a local lawyer who was interested in our ride. A local newspaper reporter also stopped by to interview us for his weekly paper. We then cycled on to Cambridge where Pat's friend Dan met us and cycled with us the last 12 miles to his home. While in Cambridge we stopped at the local bicycle shop to make minor repairs to my bike; Casey and Shawn were very helpful in getting those repairs done. The last 10 miles of our ride today was done in a nice moderate rain that felt good, even if lightning and thunder were all around.
So it's been a good trip and we are still in good spirits. We have now cycled roughly 2010 miles for an average of about 70 miles a day. We look forward to being home in Stevens Point on Thursday for a rest day before continuing on to the east coast.
Bill Jenkins
The Crew
Left to Right: Dave Henneghan, Bill Jenkins, Pat Henneghan
4 comments:
Wow... 112 miles! You guys are flying! You can probably go faster without us slowing you down :)
Those headwinds on Saturday were terrible! Glad to hear all is well.
Rubber Side Down,
Seth
You must have been at The Depot in Alexandria.
Sounds like a great trip.
Hey Bill, what an amazing adventure! Keep safe, Love Naticia
Welcome home for the moment, gentlemen. I viewed your website for the first time today after hearing a bit of your morning radio gig here in Point. Sounds and looks like you're having a great time. Outstanding!
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