Sometimes we stay in pretty remote places, and Kathryn, ND is one of them. It’s off a road which is off a road which is off the highway which isn’t even really a highway, in the middle of nowhere in a state which is already the middle of nowhere. Population 52. We had dinner in the Sheyenne Saloon, which only opens from 5-6 PM and the owner sticks around if people show up. It was very clean and nice inside though, and beers were cheap. There’s a post office, where I mailed off a postcard to my “lunch buddy” from the MS clinic in Cleveland. Life is good, but I’m ready to get off the road and get home! I have a lot to look forward to, and I’ve started thinking more and more about my life off the bike. But before we get there, there is a 97 mile day tomorrow, in the heat, starting at 5:30 AM!
Today’s riding was predictable, with a few hills at the end. My physical ability on the bike has been steadily improving, balanced out by my fatigue and the pounding of the sun and the road. I should be set up well to train for the half ironman in August. I also can’t wait to get back to my job! So many exciting things coming up, I love it that the end of the trip just feels like yet another beginning.
