We rolled out of Stanley this morning at 7:30, eager to get our day finished early. Due to some logistical stuff that I don't even understand, let alone feel like explaining, we only had 54 miles to travel today. With a slight tailwind, we averaged 23 miles an hour and arrived in Minot at 11 o'clock. We spent an hour or so giving our bikes a thorough cleaning, and covering ourselves in degreaser and chain lube in the process. For the rest of the day, we were free to do as we pleased. Sarah, Gwen and I watched a movie in our room while everyone else payed a visit to Target.
The Graysons arrived in the late afternoon, and were quickly swept up in the swing of the trip. They were given a tour of the trailer, and lesson in driving it, and a run-down on all of our favorite snack foods. After a delicious dinner and a toast to the Stoners, we got to my favorite part of the day... Dairy Queen.
Mr. Stoner, my junk food guru, informed me that my snack food repertoir would not be complete without Dairy Queen, so of course, I had to go. I had a delicious "Blizzard" with bits of Reese's in it... it was amazing. And Mr. Stoner got his famous chocolate milkshake-thing (it doesn't really have a name, and takes a long time to explain).
Now the Stoners are leaving us, and we have a week of Graysons, flat North Dakota plains, and long days ahead of us. Stoners, we will miss you, and your support was so appreciated. Graysons, we can't wait to see what this week has in store!
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