Day 34: Olivia, MN to Watertown, SD

Another state line!This morning we rode for Liz Loosli, the cousin of one of Rachael’s close friends from school. She had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, TCell Lymphoma, and Angiplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Liz ended up beating the cancer twice and was in good health for a couple of years. Unfortunately Liz passed away yesterday and her family found out the cancer had come back into her heart despite her healthy scans recently. We are thinking about her husband, daughter, and the rest of her family.We had a long 117 mile day, but it was perfect conditions. Sunny but not too hot, not too windy, and downright enjoyable. We all rolled in before 7, which felt early compared to last night. We did rest stops at mile 28, 55, 80, and 100 and enforced a pretty strict time limit in order to prevent finishing too late.We are staying at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, a beautiful and large church that we are very comfortable in. We enjoyed our normal dinner of pasta, and are heading to bed early again to prepare for our 4:45 wake ups this week.We are feeling strong and prepared to just keep pedaling!(Sidenote: I apologize for not having pictures in the last few posts. The wifi has not been strong enough to upload pictures. Hopefully soon!)DR