Wild Hog Adventure...end of days 1 and 2

The boys have checked in off and on throughout the last two days of traveling.

Day 1 was full of adventure! They had wanted to leave by 8am, and were out of the driveway at 7:57! It was a great start to the trip. Many hugs and kisses before they left me teary eyed. So excited for them, but can't lie - I will miss him dearly. The first stop was Medford, WI - for breakfast and topping off with fuel. Then onto Ashland for a new headlight for my hubby's bike. (Not sure if that was planned - or something happened. They are only checking in with texts, so we don't get a lot of detail.)

The next check-in was around dinner time - when they were in Grand Rapids, MN having a Friday night fish fry (a WI/MN tradition) and a Grainbelt beer. (When in Minnesota, do as the Minnesotans do....) At that point, the trip was going really well, and the hubby gave it two thumbs up.

Next check in was not so cheery. "made it 2 bagley and daves bike shifter broke off. Motels r ful and he went to get it welded”. mmm. Through more texts (including one to Dave's wife), I found out that not only did his shifter break off, but Ken had to push him to get him moving (in order to get to a place to get it fixed. And Dave also blew the two main fuses in his bike, which also got fixed. Ken texted me off and on for quite awhile, as he sat on a park bench in Bagley, waiting for Dave. At that point they had not found a place to stay, so I got them a hotel in Grand Forks, ND - where they reached, and checked in somewhere around midnight. They relaxed with the gift from friend Keith (which gave them self-induced headaches to start day two.)

Day 2 - today - was much less eventful (a good thing!) with text pictures Devil's lake, Rugby, ND (the geographical center of North America), and Minot. They were in Ray, ND, the destination for the day, early - to spend the night at a friend's home, and relax, before heading onto Montana tomorrow to start the ride down the Continental Divide. There was some rain on the radar, but Ken never mentioned that it was difficult for them, so I'm not sure if they hit it at all.

I love hearing the adventures - and am only getting short texts. Could take a week just to hear all about it when they get home.