We are so lucky...

to have another incredible day biking.  Today we rode 84 miles from the Wisconsin Dells, WI to Fond du Lac, WI.  This was probably one of our easiest, relaxing days on the rode.  I know many of you are thinking - how could 84 miles be easy.  Well, for us, we had no significant climbing, we were on fun country roads most of the day, we had a nice breeze to keep us cool and no headwinds, plus sunshine galore.  Today I rode the whole day with Phylis.  This is the first day of the trip that I rode with someone for the entire time.  It went by really fast because we were chatting most of the time - we also caused a little chaos.  As you have all figured out, we are all pretty regimented by now on how things flow throughout the day.  Everyone knows I leave early and everyone expects to see me at a certain time in the morning.  Well, this morning, Phylis and I stopped in one of the towns to get some water at the same time that the fast riders were just about to pass.  So we all missed each other.  By the time I got to the SAG stop, everyone was a little worried that they had not seen us.  It made me feel good to know that there are a lot of people watching out for me.

Getting water in the small town proved to be very difficult.  The only place open was a bar (at about 8 AM in the morning).  We walked in and asked if they could fill up our water bottles.  The waitress said there was a trough outside where we could get water.  It looked a little sketchy so we walked into a barber shop - the woman told us to use the trough - so we did - see pic below.  I didn't drink the water because it made me nervous.

Today we also saw a ton of sandhill cranes.  They seem to love the soybean fields and we could spot them in pairs for most of the day.  They are pretty big birds so it is awesome to watch them fly. 

Tomorrow we have a shorter day than usual - 57 miles.  I never thought I would think 57 miles is a short day but that means we get to sleep in a bit - and catch up on some much needed rest.

Phylis at the trough in Packwaukee

The crane in the soybean field