Wisconsin wins for best signs. Hands down.

Yesterday we rolled into La Crosse, WI which is just on the border of Minnesota. We roda over some slightly surprising Wisconsin hills and saw tons of animals: horses, llamas, goats, sheep, donkeys, and an elk. That was pretty cool. Another great sight on yesterdays ride was when we went through Portland, WI.

Today we arrived in Rochester and what a short day it was. Although the ride was about 73 miles, we decided to get up at 4:30 AM so as not ot be late for our tour of the Mayo Clinic. I drove the van for the first time today and noticed that all the groups were riding pretty fast. They arrived at the Calvary Episcopal Church across the street from the Mayo Clinic almost an hour after I did, and all before noon!

Minnesota is gorgeous, however you travel through. It was nice to see the sun rising over the valleys in total quiet as I waited for the team to get to the water stop. Extremely peaceful. Another great thing about this state is that today and tomorrow-a rest day- there's Rochester Fest! So, there will be music, food, dancing, four team human puzzle competitions, everything you could ever want!

More to come!