July 17 Day 47 Long Prairie MN 67 miles 5:58 riding
Nice cycling today in spite of some headwind. Lakes everywhere here in Otter Tail County.
We crossed the divide between the Hudson Bay watershed and the Mississippi watershed. A drop of rain that falls a few feet north will flow to the Arctic or a few feet south will flow to the Gulf of Mexico.
We stopped at the feed store in Eubank. The priest chatted with us. He knows Father Wieser in Pelican Rapids. He revealed that Father Wieser's preferred personal vehicle is a hearse.
Rose City consists of a bar and a creamery/hardware store. We went into the bar for sodas. On Tuesdays, your second drink is $0.25 if your drivers' license ends in "3" so I scored a coke. (It's hot and humid. My shirt is quickly wet even if I'm just pedaling gently. I drank some milk at breakfast, a Squirt at Eubank, two cokes at Rose City, a bottle of water on my bike, a liter of coke when we first arrived in Long Prairie, two glasses of water at dinner, two large glasses of lemonade at dinner. I could have drunk more.) We went over to the creamery. Ice cream bars and conversation with the proprietor.