Day 16: Benson-Maple Plane

Yesterday I wanted to get up and I felt quite fit, but not today. Didn't want to get out of bed and still very tired. Today was only going to be a 174 kilometer ride, so not such a long day. Because I demanded to much of my body yesterday I had some mild knee trouble today. During cycling it's not that bad. Just keep in mind to make nice circles with your feet. Tomorrow will be a short day with only 91 kilometers.

When I left Benson this morning I saw this sign at the liquor store.

I mentioned yesterday that many little towns have a water tower. The come in all sizes, shapes and colors and I really liked this one. The Dutch colors with the name Kerkhoven… no idea how the name of that Dutch down ended up here. Maybe look it op on Wikipedia or someone who reads my blog knows it?

(sorry for the crooked photo)

I also notice people are driving with a phone glued to their ear (and mostly not indicating as a result). You'd say that the fines in this country are high and you would think twice about doing something like that, but hey. The police is present, and watching. I saw the sheriff coming from the other direction and when he passed me I saw him make a U turn in my rear view mirror. Yep, this it the third time I had been pulled over. He told me to ride on the shoulder for my own safety. But have you looked at it? Holes everywhere, uncomfortable and it brings down the speed at least 2 or 3 km/h. I'd rather ride in the lane and keep a good look behind me. The shoulder improved somewhat down the road but generally it was bad whole day long. At the end of the day traffic was also getting worse on US-12 so you had to ride on the shoulder and not block traffic that much.

At the lunch stop I went outside after eating my Ham 'N Cheese Sandwich when I little boy came to me and asked: "Are you Wilfred?". He wanted an autograph but didn't have any paper. But a picture will do. I gave him my business card and told him to look on my site to the next couple of days. I would like it if he would leave a response. I'm curious what he thinks about all those weird bikes.

We are currently at a camp ground with only to facilities. A piece of grass to set up your tent and a water pump you have to move up and down like 20 times to get a little bit of water. No showers. For that you have to go to the main camp ground, some two kilometers down the road. That camp ground had the best showers, power and even cycle paths running through the camp ground. We also had a group diner with local bikers. All offered by Mary.

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