June 28
Thursday June, 28 Twin Falls, ID to
Burley, ID 39 miles
The breakfast bar
was super this morning served at the Ameritel Motel we are staying at. They call these Continental Breakfasts but
it was really a full breakfast.
Since this was a very short ride day, we
could sleep in a little. I got on the
road at 8 AM and stopped once at a Texaco Station for some post cards. We had one check-in SAG stop, but I just
signed in and took off. I wasn’t hungry
and my water was sufficient.
I was the first one into our destination
here in Burley, ID!! Wow! That was a
first – and doubt that will happen again. All the super fast riders must have
slept in real late today.
The scenery was a
lot different today. Green crops for as far as the eye could see. All the fields had irrigation systems
watering the crops. I saw mostly
alfalfa, oats and yes, lots of Idaho potato fields. It was much cooler today and no wind. What a fun ride. The roads were good and I bet only 10 vehicles
passed me from the time we got on country roads until the turn into
Burley.
Off in the distance hills and mountains
are calling. Tomorrow is going to be a
long one, 110 miles, and we’ll be heading towards those higher up lands. Could see some patches of snow on one of
those higher elevations.
I lucked out getting here so early and my
room was ready. Everyone arriving now
is waiting around or hitting the K-Mart and Wal-Mart across the highway.
One strange sight I
saw on the way was this small airplane that kept flying around the traffic on
Interstate 84. I was biking on the
county frontage road that paralleled the Interstate so I could look over to the
right of me and I just couldn’t figure why this plane kept swooping down real
low and darn near touch the traffic.
The plane repeatedly flew up and down over the cars. Probably scaring them real good!
I’m trying to locate
the public library in this town so I can see if they have computers to access
the Internet. I would like to read my
e-mail.
Thanks to everyone
for your e-mail notes to me. Still
can’t get my computer to connect up to Ohio ISP.
I wish Paul a happy
birthday today.
PS. Paul – my cell phone
won’t work out here in these last 2 towns.