23 June

Mark just called. He and David finally rode out of the rain and saw the sun for what seems like the first time in months. They celebrated by stopping to buy some ice cream. Now they are in Williamson, ND and staying in a decent motel where they got the last room in the place. That's not a bad way to end a 575 mile day on the bike. David says that 500 miles per day simply seems normal after doing it for so many days. They are losing an hour every day now due to the time changes so it seems that they are starting later every day. Tomorrow they could push to get to Mark's cousin's place in MN but that's a bad part of the country to be riding near dark. He said that he will make it a conservative day and not try to push for those last 100 miles if it is late in the day. They are taking US 2 across the country and basically retracing their steps in MT, ND, and MN.