Our ride from Stanley to Minot was on roads very similar to yesterdays ride from Williston, but the traffic was better. I think because of the eminent flood in Minot. Flood waters are expected to crest 9 feet above the historic 1969 flood level and 6 and a half feet above the 1881 flood level. Minot is under mandatory evacuation by 6:00 tonight and the roads are in danger of being covered by water so we are anxious to get past Minot. In Berthold, about halfway, we met another biker traveling to Astoria and we talked about route troubles we were each facing going our opposite directions. We helped him pump up his tires and went on our way. When we got to Minot we talked to a State Patrolman who said if we made it past Minot we would probably be OK. As we traveled on highway 2 at one point, we could see water lapping at the edges of the highway. We stopped for supper and had a very nice conversation with the 19 year old waitress, mostly about our bike trip and then the conversation shifted to our eligible sons. After dinner we rode just 5 miles more to Surrey, North Dakota. We are staying in a quite nice trailer park with maybe 8 trailer neighbors. Nice showers, sunny skies and we were surprised to find that Adventure Cyclists camp free!
Greg