Honeymoon wrap-up...

...we had a very wonderful time out in the Northlands of Minnesota. After the mountain bike ride day, we did the ride to the Canadian border again...only this time we had about 40 miles of tailwinds on the return trip! It was awesome! I didn't see anymore bears, but I did see a HUGE garter snake, out working on her suntan directly in the bike lane. We walked along the rocky shores of Lake Superior and drank Anchor Steam while we looked out upon the surprisingly calm waters around the harbor. The air is so darn clean...

Mike doctored up Sydney's broken du claw, and she felt better right away. On the return trip, we had hoped to see the Bennett's again in Duluth, but the rain started falling and we had too much time to kill while waiting for Joe to get off of work, so we made a beeline for Marshall.

And as soon as we got out of the rain and the woodsy areas, it warmed up. The wind was coming from the North and East, and as we rounded out of Granite Falls to head West on highway 23, I said, "drop me off! I will ride my bike into town!" I mean it is rare indeed when you have a tailwind home from Granite Falls. So, Mike pulled over and dropped me off and I rode back home, with the wind at my back!! How cool is that?

We've been busy non-stop since we got home. This weekend is the bike race (which Mike is doing) and a bike ride (which I am working/riding); The Camden Classic. When I volunteered for helping out with the ride, I didn't know they wanted me to drive and follow the group. I weaseled my way out of the car and onto my bike though, so I will be a "riding SAG-wagon"...with a cell phone and lots of spare tubes!! Then on Sunday, we are off to Sioux Falls to see Willie Nelson. The venue is a small one, I think it seats like 5K or something so it'll be getting cosy with the "on the road again" man!

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful Friday!

P.S. And for the coolest news...I just got my new driver's license in the mail yesterday...with my new name!!!