Lake City

To Lake City, Minnesota -- 62.8 miles, 14.0 mph, 1200 ft

Today, the roads were smooth and fast.  Meg was sure our speed was due to a tail wind. I figured we were just awesome, though the hard asphalt shoulders, as opposed to the dirt trails, probably made a difference. By noon, we were in Alma, 37 miles in. Good thing too; my blood sugar was getting low. Meg and Dex were just a distant speck, so Kylie and I wolfed down a couple Pop Tarts to fuel us the last few miles.

Soon after lunch, our time in Wisconsin came to an end as we crossed over the Mississippi. Although the woman at the cafe had warned us about highway 61 on the other side of the river, it wasn't bad at all. The road was busy, but the shoulder was awesome -- plenty of room and smooth pavement. Kylie and I and Meg and Dex reviewed some state capitals as we rode, and, before we knew it, were only a few miles from town. So much better than just counting down the miles.

The mightly Mississippi

Our lodging for the night was the AmericInn, just across the road from Lake Pepin.  After taking a dip in the pool, we headed out for food and were astonished to see how bright it was at 6 p.m., but then again, we hadn’t seen the sun at this time of day for at least a week.

Embarrassingly, we were happy to simply walk across the parking lot to the next door Burger King. I must say, my Whopper tasted mighty good. Dex and Kylie went back to split three more Mini Whoppers. Since we were still not completely satisfied, we walked the half mile down the road to the Dairy Queen for Blizzards! We’re definitely going to have to change our eating habits in a couple months.