This morning began with a lovely breakfast at our B&B (a real one, that served a very nice full breakfast, shared by all 8 of the guests), along with a lengthy history of the house (the Cedar Rose). After breakfast, we hopped on the bikes and headed to the trail. Right at the trail entrance there’s a typical Minnesota ‘sculpture’, of Ole the Viking…

Today was a huge improvement over yesterday, weather wise. The wind had largely died down, and it was warmer as well. While we were a little sore from the day before, it felt good to be back on the trail.
As we rode along, we continued to be amazed by the lilac hedges. We came upon one that had to be 20 feet tall, covered with blossoms top to bottom…








Tomorrow, we beginning riding back towards Alexandria, with a guaranteed headwind (even if it’s only a few mph) 😉