Wandering Retirees

Dickinson, ND to Fargo, ND.

Another traveling day, so not a lot to report. We covered nearly 300 miles from Dickinson to Fargo, ND. Our only exploit was a stop at the gigantic statue of a Holstein cow, Salem Sue in New Salem, ND. She was built in 1974 for $40,000 and stands 38 feet long, is 50 feet long, and weighs 6 tons. Built of reinforced fiberglass, she is visible for miles around and is “the goddess of dairy”. I’m going to beat Mark to the punch: it’s udderly ridiculous. But a moooooving experience. 😄 Of course we got our pic taken standing before the goddess.

Then we got back on the highway, I-94. It was hot and we got lots of snarky and sort of clever comments from passers-by when we stopped for a cold soda. (We wear riding jackets and pants on the road, just in case.) We surely added a certain something to their day. Silly easterners, and all that. Hope they enjoyed themselves. Really.  

Arrived in Fargo about 4:00 Central time, having lost an hour east of Bismark when the time zone changed. Fargo folks are not really like they are portrayed in the movie. Intelligent, open and kind are the orders of the day. Very glad. Met several folks traveling through to somewhere else. A number of Cannucks who wished us a happy 4th, and a brother-sister combo from Georgia who looked a bit bewildered. Maybe because we met at Salem Sue’s and they couldn’t believe it either. Nice folks, though. 

We’ll spend the night here and probably view the fireworks on TV. It’s very, very dry here, so pyrotechnics may be out of the question in town. Supper is from the feedbag tonight. We just can’t seem to muster the energy to get on the bike to find a decent hotdog. A cool swim in the pool looks like a better bet.  

Tomorrow it’s on to Minnesota to browse a bit in the arcana of my Chippewa (Ojibwa) heritage. Then Thursday it’s on to Minneapolis to visit Jeff and Rose and Joe. Looking forward to it.

New farming, old farming.

Big clouds.