Day 12 - 6th August

Today was only 185 miles and we went from Sturgis to Murdo South Dakota. We went through the badlands which is a desert type area in the middle of grassland and it stretched for fifty miles. The temperature was over 105 degrees.(41 degrees for the Aussies.) Wearing a  helmet and leather coat just added to the heat. South Dakota is very flat and the grass plains go on forever.

Sturgis is now in full swing and the bikes heading into Sturgis is really amazing - thousand of them.

Tomorrow will be a long run and we are planning to hit the road early to avoid the heat. Read the blog to see if it worked out. Unfortunately half our group like to sleep in.

We met the big boys in Murdo. We had left Sturgis an hour earlier than them as they got delayed taking a wrong turn from their hotel in Hill City. I have just left the big boys drinking beers and smoking cigars in the parking lot of the hotel. Hopefully they will hit the pillows shortly.