Today was a great good fun day! The terrain was flat farmland that looked almost like Ohio, we had a tailwind, and I rode the whole day with the Turtles. This was the most relaxing day I have had since we started.
We strated off the day with breakfast at the Anchor Grille in Chamberlain, SD. We had dinner last night at the same place and we met the owner/operator Margy. She made rhubarb pie for us last night with rhubarb that she cut from her garden yesterday morning. She came into the Grille at 3:30 this morning to get breakfast started for us so we could eat at 6:00. The food was spectacular! You could actually taste the love that Margy put into it. After a long stretch of hotel continental breakfasts, Margy's feast was a welcomed treat!
Last night at rap when we got the route sheet for today, everyone was grumbling because it showed a steep two mile climb to start the day out of Chamberlain. When we actuqlly did the climb, it wasn't all that bad. I guess climbing on fresh legs at the start of the day in the cool of the morning makes a difference.
Highlights on today's route included the lawnmower race track and Puck U Bar in Puckwana, SD, the tractor museum in Mt. Vernon, SD and the corn palace in Mitchel, SD. I really enjoyed seeing the beautiful farmland and rolling with Team Turtle again. I had no trouble keeping up today and the whole day was just gobs of fun.
Time to get ready for rap. Have a great evening everyone and keep those prayers coming!
We are enjoying following your journey! Remembering your commitment in the cool mist of the PoOH ride, we have had no doubt you would/will get the most out of this ride.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you,
Jim & Jill Hoffman (PoOH hosts)