Distance = 40.72 miles
Time = 3.12.57
Max speed = 35.5
Average speed = 12.7
Still not ready to do the entire Red Wing loop, which is about 85 miles. I'm hoping to do it sometime before the snow falls. But it's not a priority. Along the way we passed a turkey farm where the turkeys seemed to have free reign. That was pretty cool except the fact that we knew they would also be slaughtered. Arrgh! But there's another turkey farm along Hwy 19 where they all seem squashed into a very small space. So at least this way they have happy lives while they're alive. ANYWAY... there was quite a bit of climbing early on and we kept thinking there needed to be a descent soon. Finally we had one into Cannon Falls. That was very fun! We stopped at Subway in Cannon Falls to share a sandwich. Very good idea! We also had to ask directions since both of us were turned around. lol I would have gone right and the guy giving us directions said left. Oops! I need better maps and a better sense of direction. (= I wasn't feeling great after Subway... almost like I was dehydrated. But I'd been drinking water like crazy so that didn't seem possible. We turned out of Cannon Falls and ended up in a pretty bad headwind. We stopped at a little convenience store for a few minutes to get out of the wind for a few minutes. Then I asked Lorrie to lead, which she did. Except that she's still stronger than she thinks so I had to work pretty hard to keep up with her! lol We didn't ride down Hwy 19 this time but were able to follow more of the route this time. More headwind! I pulled off at one point into some farmer's year to stand under a tree out of the sun for a moment. Lorrie was nearly out of water. We were a mess! lol By that point we could see one of the wind turbines so we knew we were pretty close. Still seemed to take forever to get to Hwy 3. Finally there, we headed to Goodbye Blue Mondays for a coffee drink and to cool off. Then the last 2 miles or so to get home... with iced coffee in my hand! lol Good ride! (= Always!
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