Coast2Coast Day 37:  Snake Creek Recreation Area to Fort Randall Recreation Area, SD; An unusual totally cloudless day!

After breakfast of delicious egg, ham and cheese sandwiches, potatoes, fruit and the obligatory coffee, Daniel and I headed off crossing back over the Missouri River and up the right bank for the day!

The magnificent, seemingly endless fields of corn, wheat, soybean, oats, etc. caused us to wonder.  With so much seeming plenty, how can can any children in the world go to bed hungry?

The temperatures, the quality of the roads, the scarcity of traffic and the light winds had the morning be wonderful.  Once we turned East again at Burke we encountered headwinds for the balance of the day.  Steve at the Burke One Stop, was pleasant and helpful, and Renee (originally from Rapid City) at the convenience store in Herrick greeted us with a smile!

We did realize that there were NO clouds, zilch, nada, nothing!  Neither of us had a full morning (and into the late afternoon) of cloudless sky! Daniel and I took turns leading into the headwinds.

We eventually descended into Randall Creek State Recreation Area to meet with Cathy for a Small Saturday celebration.  (Small Saturday is a Swedish term for Wednesday, when it’s time to celebrate like it’s almost Saturday because you have made it half-way through the work week!)  We lunched on quesadillas and dined on hot dogs (at Daniel’s request).

We’ve made some arrangements to have ‘professional’ attention to our bikes before RAGBRAI, and have an invitation to Threase’s pool, with our guests (from Chicago and Topeka) when we have an extended three-and-a-half day break in Des Moines.

Another wonder-filled day being put to rest!  We should sleep well before continuing along the Missouri River tomorrow.

Cheers!