Alaska-Day 3 482k

 

Left Cookston North Dakota at 9:30 am, in wet cool conditions.

It had rain during the night making packing up a bit of a chore, thus the late start. The scenery was of wet farmland with many acres submersed. Ducks were enjoying the ponds created by the floods….even fishermen lined the banks .

Travelling west on hwy 2 traffic was light but my progress was slowed do to high winds and cold riding discomfort. I am at a motel in Kenmore warming up and drying out. The buget is out the window. Considered cheaper options….few camp grounds in the area but many farms. Made me think about those farmer daughter jokes so the next farm I came to I stopped……..and took this pic     

Stopped for coffee at MacDonalds about 1 hour into the ride…saw a rider come in on a BMW K1200 like the one I sold last year…..shortly after he left another K1200 came in…..you rarely see these bikes. Stopped at a rest centre and met an Adventure biker on a Buell. He had ridden from N C west to Arizona and north to Montana and was heading for Home…then flying to Fairbanks, picking up a rental GS 650 and touring the area. He had previously in April ,I think, flown to Peru and biked for 45 days through a tour co. One of his friends hit a Bus on a corner and had to be flown back to the USA. Paul, that wasn’t the same trip you went on ?

Two hours after my 1st Mac break I needed another at the city of Minot. I ride into the parking lot and see that same K1200 and it has Alberta Plates. I walk in and find the rider, Chris left Toronto on Wednesday and looks half frozen. He tells me about his adventures in Arizona over the winter and then is off for his home in Edmonton.      

Need some warmer and dry weather….HOPE