Red Wing to Sauk Centre

Red Wing to St Paul

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Saint Paul to St Cloud

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St Cloud to Sauk Centre

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It has been a very busy 3 days. On Monday Memorial Day we cycled from what Red Wing to St Paul Minnesota.  As we pulled into town after the 65-mile ride the temperature gauge switched over to a hundred degrees.

We had the pleasure of staying with Scott and Lynn Young, Julie's brother and sister-in-law. We had a wonderful stay.   It was a wonderful surprise that Julie took a 5 hour detour to see me on the way home from "up north".

The next day we set off early in the morning for the 80 mile ride to St Cloud. We were chased into town by a severe thunderstorm and arrived at the home of my good friends Judy and Gary Berg 3 minutes before the rain started. We were treated to cold beer, nice warm beds, a fabulous dinner and wonderful conversation.

This morning we departed Saint Cloud with the weather forecast of 80% chance of thunderstorms. We were fortunate to complete the 43 mile ride before the rain began.  Much of the day was spent riding the Lake Wobegon trail, a beautiful paved trail through Central Minnesota.

At this very moment I'm sitting in a tent listening to the pitter patter of rain hoping things don't get it to drenched overnight.

After today we've completed eight days of cycling and covered 489 miles. We're covering more miles then we planned it's looking good for us to make it all the way to Kalispell.

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