This morning it was raining as we rode to Grand Forks Ski and Bike shop to replace the trailer tube. As we arrived we saw a small pickup with Portland to Portland logos and a map similar to our route displayed on the sides. Inside the bike shop we met Allan Olson who is riding to raise money for Special Olympics in Oregon. We also met his support driver Dave Mose. They are planning on arriving on the east coast a little quicker than we are,they said. Dave’s bike repair was completed so they resumed riding. Since we were at the bike shopanyway, we had the bike chains checked, they both needed to be replaced. So, we delayed our start to complete some necessary bike maintenance. The chain has more moving parts than any other part of the bicycle, and takes a lot of maintenance. After our repairs we started riding. The rain had stopped. Today was a good day of riding fairly flat, cool, and the wind at our backs. Late in the day we stopped at a small town and again saw Allan and Dave. They had been planning on camping there, but the site had no water. So Allan continued riding with us all the way to Fosston Minnesota where we ended up campimg at the City Park together underneath the covered picnic area.
Greg