August 24
During the night i lay awake listing to thunder storms in the distance....then slept well till 0500. Then all hell broke loose...first the rain then the wind and then lighting so bright no torch was required. I was sent in the tent getting wet and holding it up (the tent that is).
I made a decision to pack up and get out of the field and somewhere dry. Somehow, i put all kit on (and the waterproof liners), packed up the rtoll mat and sleeping bag. Put the laptop in the waterproof bag that the tent normally lives in and made a run for it!! Kitted up the bike with all the kit, shouted to John "meet you somewhere dry in the next town" and rode out the field. It was wet and i slipped and wheel spun up and down the slope to the road. I saw an advertising hoarding (spelling?) for MacDonalds......i was there at 0730 driping wet. I dived in,got a hot coffee and watch the news of the severe weather in this (and most of the US) area.
John arrived 3 hours later - "i saw the hoarding and knew you would be here".
We left Ronalds place and headed east on the 2 towards Minot...on the way we endulged in our new sport of tent flying....similar to kite flying but there are no strings:
It started to rain again and by the time we reached Minot we were wet...a motel was in order!!! Then we went out...John even put on his new shoes that Daniel from Protland gave him!!
- Posted by mark stowe on 25/08/2006.
- mark stowe's site
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