day 21

On Wisconsin!  Today was a long ride from Wabasha Mn to Nekoosa WI.  With most of us staying in motels, we skipped breakfast.  Today we had 8 riders: the 4 of us, Eric Vandenberg, Greg Storey,  Gareth Hataye, and Kurt Swanson.  It was a beautiful coolish day, a slight tailwind, and our guests did a nice job of pulling us along.  It's great having guests along.  It made the 140 miles manageable.  In the morning we were in the beautiful hills of western Wisconsin.  Early on Kurt broke his bike seat.  Dick McGiver produced a spare tire to tie the seat down.  That didn't do the trick so we sent the three speedsters ahead to Arcadia to look for repairs.  When the rest of us got to Arcadia they were sitting in McDonalds eating breakfast.  They had 10 minutes to wait for the hardware store to open.  When the rest of us had our fill of coffee and breakfast we were on our way again.  
The most interesting event of the day was when Dick lost his chain and had to bail out to avoid hitting Gareth.  Dick did a tuck and roll on the way to the ditch.  He did a shoulder roll and landed on his feet, saying "how's that for a fall!"  Those who saw the event applauded and gave him a 9.1 for form.  We're encouraging Dick to send in his entry to the 2012 Senior Games for the ditch diving event. 
All afternoon we enjoyed flat roads and comfortable temperatures.  Jerry peppered us with sports and geography trivia and Kurt had the answer for almost all of the questions. 
Today we were joined by Julies mom, Mary Lou, who will be with us for the rest of the trip.  We're happy to have her on board and looking forward to her helping out with the daily tasks and keeping us in line.
Roe

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