Still aching from battling the headwinds, Barb and Ed are not enticed by the idea of riding 84 miles in the rain. We rode the sag wagon instead, getting to Hiawatha early and getting a good campsite. The extra manpower allowed us to put up the sun shelter for the first and only time.
Hiawatha was the best overnight town so far, giving us a warm welcome and putting on a great show. Riders were handed goody bags as they rode toward the message board.
 This looks like a good place to pitch tents |
 Relaxing in the screen room |
 Team locating banner |
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 A generic team bus |
 Cold, refreshing sprays greet the already wet riders |
 Birnham Wood on its way to Dunsinane? |
 A Hawaiian welcome |
 Weary riders oblivious to the volleyball game |
 Fortuituous choice of tee shirt for the day |
 Let's eat! |
 A foot preparation tent outside the church |
 Warp and woof enthusiasts? |
 Now that's a BIG bike horn! |
After supper I went looking for orange juice for breakfast, and saw some balloons being prepared for launching.
 Road at end of campground. |
 One in the air, and one almost ready |
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 But wait, there's more! |
 Part of secondary campground, near balloons. |
 More of secondary campground. |
 And another one launches |
 Only two left now |
 Gas station next to campground |
 There goes the last one |
 Riders are still coming in |
 Balloon over gas station |
 Sunset over the campground |