Beach, North Dakota – Napoleon, North Dakota
245.90 Miles – 405.73 Kilometres
Total distance ridden 2116.93 Miles – 3159.63 Kilometres
Upon saying this, in the late morning we started searching the rather industrial farming hamlet of Beach for a caffeine fix. Surprisingly in the land of bad coffee, we found a passable interpretation. And believe it or not, it was in a poky Western Outfitters store. It was a quaint place, very, very brown with small, round wooden tables and tiny lovely chairs. This was not a fat person's store. We sat on one of those wee seats, surrounded by chaps and hats, boots and shirts, and read our books whilst enjoying upside-down Americanos. It was quite a surreal yet pleasant experience.
In the afternoon I walked down to the library. I had to find ways of replacing our melted gear. The heat of the previous week had been brutal, let me tell you a few stories.
245.90 Miles – 405.73 Kilometres
Total distance ridden 2116.93 Miles – 3159.63 Kilometres
Upon saying this, in the late morning we started searching the rather industrial farming hamlet of Beach for a caffeine fix. Surprisingly in the land of bad coffee, we found a passable interpretation. And believe it or not, it was in a poky Western Outfitters store. It was a quaint place, very, very brown with small, round wooden tables and tiny lovely chairs. This was not a fat person's store. We sat on one of those wee seats, surrounded by chaps and hats, boots and shirts, and read our books whilst enjoying upside-down Americanos. It was quite a surreal yet pleasant experience.
In the afternoon I walked down to the library. I had to find ways of replacing our melted gear. The heat of the previous week had been brutal, let me tell you a few stories.
- We grated our cheese to put on our nachos and discovered it was melting before leaving the grater.
- We took ground beef out of our pannier and put it on our frying pan. The beef started cooking before we had lit our stove.
- Our high-vis vests were beginning to turn white.
- The dry bag on the back of Sharon's bike was becoming translucent.
- Sharon's helmet had started melting and now has a teardrop similar to a paint run on the side of it.
- The plastic bracket for my bar-bag melted and buckled out of shape.
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More partial chapters of our wee bike ride are to follow.
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Sometime in the near future the complete adventure will be released as an eBook. Patrons will get a free copy of this.
Cheers Kel
You can read the full chapters by signing up to become a patron or by very very special request.
Become a Patron by following this link.
Sometime in the near future the complete adventure will be released as an eBook. Patrons will get a free copy of this.
Cheers Kel
