No rain today. Leaving Circle we have the winds lighter than yesterday but still helping us, for the most part. We turn onto highway 13 straight north, turn right onto US 2 straight east to Poplar, 65 miles. Highway 13 is rolling hills coasting down for a mile or more then making a climb of the same distance. Highway 2 is absolutely flat, straight, I hope not mind numbing.
Poplar is quite interesting. A boy stops us and asks to have his bike helmet adjusted. A large papercentage of the population is Native American and they’re interested in hearing about our trip or greet us in a friendly way. We check into our motel and the landlady recommends the Buckhorn cafe down the street. It’s really just about the only cafe around and is next to Wallys grocery. We walk through the Buckhorn Bar to get to the cafe. In the cafe our waitress is also watching her 3 year old daughter while waiting on us. The landladies recommendation was good, the salad bar is the best we have seen in quite a few days. We hear a firecracker while returning to our room, but haven’t seen any fireworks for sale yet.
Greg