As I mentioned yesterday I would be setting myself up for failure by staying up to late before the short day and I actually behaved myself by going to bed before midnight. I'm glad I did. With sustained cross winds of 15-18 miles per hour and gusts of over 20 today was challenging enough. I rode out late with Art and Christine from DC and that was the best thing I could have done. They were in the same boat I was with the wind and we stopped quite often. With 3 beer trucks along the route, Christine and her constant search for her beer shirt(if you stop at 10 if the 13 beer stops throughout the week you get a cool beer shirt) we needed to stop often and it was perfect.
One of the pass through towns was Britt which is home to the national hobo convention each year so there was a hobo museum and actual hobos wandering around. Who knew that was still a thing?
Tonight's overnight town is Clear Lake and that is great for 2 reasons. The lake, which I was swimming in 10 minutes after dismounting my bike, and the Surf Ballroom. If you are unfamiliar with the Surf Ballroom it is the last place Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played before their fateful flight. The ballroom is steeped in tradition and still active to this day. Today marked my 6th stop there and I would never pass by without stopping in. It is awesome and still gives me chills when I walk in.
Dinner tonight was grilled pork loins that were stuffed with rice and covered in a cherry raspberry sauce, a fresh green salad, grilled carrots & broccoli, potatoes & parsnips and a Dairy Queen ice cream cake for Dr. Mike Minor's birthday. Again, another incredible meal.
Tomorrow is another 50ish miler but rain is in the forecast. I have my Pancho so we'll see how that fares.
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