Carrington to Mayville, ND

Miles 91.5
Ride time 4:42
Elevation gain 888'

We have had a GI bug going around the group for some time. This morning, Jennifer was the latest to fall victim to it. She did not feel well enough to ride. I was feeling anxious about the road conditions with some areas of no shoulder and the possibility of increased truck traffic. I started out with Amy and Patty, then found that I just wanted to ride, maybe by myself today. The road was flat and pretty fast. I was just cruising along and before I knew it, I had caught up with Sherry, who was on the front of the group. We rode together to the first Sag stop. Amy then joined us as Patty was only ridng the first 25 miles. So the three of us decided to pace line in. We each took a turn at the front for a two mile stretch. It was really fun because we just motored our way along.
The road was way better that I thought. There was hardly any traffic, and any vehicles that came by gave us lots of space. We had pretty decent winds helping us as well. So it was a fun day. I have never ridden this far in such a short amount of time. I guess it helps when there are no hills to climb.
We were out in farmland with golden fields of wheat and super tall cornfields. We saw a deer looking out from some tall brush as we went by. Mostly, I just had toy attention to the wheel in front of me and to my mirror for any upcoming traffic. The focus was really cool and made the miles go by pretty quick. The person who is in the back usually works about 30% less than the one at the front of the line. By taking turns every 2 miles, we would "pull" then get a rest while the next person moved up to the front position.
We had our last meal out of the trailer tonight. Tomorrow we will get into Fargo and have our banquet in the hotel with real chairs and we dont't have to stack them after we are done eating...we may have to think twice about that one!
Judy is in Fargo now. She came in today. I can't wait to see her It will be so great to see all of her family, too. Charlie will ride in with me, he has been with me on my bike for this trip of almost 1800 miles. I know he will be smiling as we all roll in safely tomorrow!