This morning was an early one for the group. We woke up at 4:30 in an effort to beat the heat since we had a 90 mile day. The original plan was to wake up at 4, but we couldn’t find a place to go for breakfast that was open early enough. We ended up biking 25 miles to breakfast at a diner in Alexandria.
Almost the whole day today was on bike trail which is preferable to roads because of the shade it provides and the lack of risk of cars. It was definitely the most conversation-oriented day that I’ve seen from the guys since I got here last Saturday.
Since we got up early, by the time we got to Fergus Falls it was only about 12:30. We’d done 70 miles and had 20 to go to get to Rothsay, where we’d spend the night. We stopped at Subway for a quick lunch, stopped by a famous otter in the park on the lake in Fergus Falls, and then we were on our way.
Those last 20 miles were hot, but we made it to Rothsay in about an hour and a half.
Our plan for a place to stay in Rothsay didn’t pan out, but luckily we met the sheriff at the gas station and he provided a shaded park for us to camp in. We went to the only restaurant in town for dinner and played pool for a while.
We are all going to bed early so we can wake up and get to Fargo early in the morning so we have the rest of the day to relax. We’re hoping the mosquitoes are going to get smaller in North Dakota.