> the spillway on the Mississippi River in town. The water is
> extremely high this year. Too much rain has contributed to the
> flooding down south.
> We have finally seen the sun and we had a tailwind!! Had a most
> beautiful ride through Charles Lindbergh State Park, more lush
> farmlands, crossed the Mississippi twice, saw sheep, goats, llamas,
> cows, horses, and had a dog run for 2 miles along side of
> us(friendly).
> The roads we rode were clean, flat, straight, and I don't think
> cars know they exist! We didn't need a shoulder to ride on- we had
> the whole road!
> We all stopped at the "Grub and Pub" for a quick lunch. It was the
> only place to eat for 50 miles. Many of the gals ate- I had a
> Snuggler(hot choc with schnapps) When you're on vacation you can
> drink at 11 am! On the last stretch home, four of us got to talking and missed > our turn. We flagged a car down and got an alternate route home. Mileage
> was the same. We put in 57 miles today and got in early with the
> help of the wind and good weather. Our motel is right next to a
> Dairy Queen so we had a treat before checking in. My bike stops at
> all DQs! Rode a few miles with Lea today and learned a new Aussie phrase.
> "long drop"=outdoor dunny. Bad-I know.
> It was a great day and it reminded us of why we ride.
> I think we are out of tornado danger-it did worry us a bit.
> Tomorrow-108 miles. Wish us luck
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