Great ride today. The start was a big shaky. Two of the guys
had not changed their clock to central time so they arrived at the bikes an
hour late. Instead of taking the main highway we rode through the countryside.
Miles and miles of rolling field that had just been mowed for feed. Bales of
hay as far as the eye could see. We were stopped at one point because two
cowboys with their Stetson hats on were herding the cattle across the road.
Lots of big semitrailers with hay so
high on the back sure you thought they would tip over. It reached at least 100
degrees so we all melted.
It is a tradition that once on the trip we stay at a fancy
hotel (that is cheap.) Tonight we stayed at a conference centre hotel in Sioux
City and the restaurant beat most places we have eaten. (If not all.)
Tomorrow we all agreed to start early and we have a penalty of $10 for the riders who starts their engine after 8.30am. Of course the penalty payment will go to the Puffin Foundation. Speaking of which we have now ridden 3,443 miles and as you can se we rare at "K" on the map. The middle of America.
We have also raised over $3,000 with another $3,000 already pledged. That you so much for supporting the Puffin Foundation http://www.puffinmagic.org.au
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| Halfway across America already!!!! |
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| Badlands just amazing |
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| Bad lands out from Sturgis |
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| Our cabin with the best bike in front |
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| The row of cabins. Must have been 500 |
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| Breakfast room. All you can eat $7 |
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| All the bikes in Deadwood |
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| Cabin interior |
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| Peter did not know whether to gamble or get gas |
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| Mamoth Rock |
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| Sturgis in the background |
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| Traffic stops for road repairs was a regular thing |
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| Look at the mountains in the far distance |
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| Main street in Sturgis |
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| Ross at the auto museum in Munro. The wooden car worked |
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| Funny sign outside a gas station |
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