Thursday, August 16, 2007
Day 11 Rugby to Minot, ND...68 miles. 700 total miles.
Our folks back in SC and Alabama are suffering with the 100 degree heat so I won't rub it in by talking about the ND weather.
Got up this morning, put on three shirts. Went to local gas station/hardware store/eatery and brought a pair of gloves. On the road after a Pop Tart breakfast. We are riding US 2 the major east west highway in northern ND a 4 lane highway. The traffic volume on this road is unbelievable low, more like a rural secondary road in our part of the world.
We've seen lots of wildlife including several surprises like sea gulls and plovers which I thought were only around the coast? Also at least 3 different kinds of hawks, a wide variety if song birds and ducks and plenty of deer. The row crops are typical mid west types but also include a few more exotic plants like sugar beets, sunflowers and flax [beautiful blue flowers].
There is one word to describe our day today: AVERAGE. Average mileage, food, roads and food. I promised not to mention weather that was way above average.
Correction: the food tonight at Primo's Italian was a little above average.
Got up this morning, put on three shirts. Went to local gas station/hardware store/eatery and brought a pair of gloves. On the road after a Pop Tart breakfast. We are riding US 2 the major east west highway in northern ND a 4 lane highway. The traffic volume on this road is unbelievable low, more like a rural secondary road in our part of the world.
We've seen lots of wildlife including several surprises like sea gulls and plovers which I thought were only around the coast? Also at least 3 different kinds of hawks, a wide variety if song birds and ducks and plenty of deer. The row crops are typical mid west types but also include a few more exotic plants like sugar beets, sunflowers and flax [beautiful blue flowers].
There is one word to describe our day today: AVERAGE. Average mileage, food, roads and food. I promised not to mention weather that was way above average.
Correction: the food tonight at Primo's Italian was a little above average.
