Day 27 July 16th

Today we biked from Mitchell to Sioux falls, SD. It was a 72 mile ride with mostly cross winds and high temps in the 90's. Everyone was looking forward to this day due to the scheduled day off in Sioux falls. SD has been a tough state with winds, weather and not too much to look at for much of the time except road in front as far as the eye could see. Not much happened today. In the town of Canistota they were having a tractor pull competition for kids that we all stopped to watch for a while. It was a good day anyhow as Katy and Bridgette would be arriving in Sioux falls to spend a few days with me. It is really nice that they are here and will help with the mental aspect of getting through the final three weeks of the ride. The weather is hot and humid with heat indexes in the 100's. We will all have to be careful with proper hydration and listening to our bodies.