Typical Day on the Road

Here is an idea of a typical day:

There are four guys in our group that are up every day by 5:30 in the morning.  The rest of us get moving by 6 or 6:30.  Dick and Cheryl, who own the RV, are up that early and they get coffee and breakfast started.  That includes oatmeal, yogurt, cereals, toast and bagels.  Also fruit is out for everyone.  Also snacks are put out along with fixing for sandwiches for lunches.  Some folks make eggs and bacon.  Dish duties are shared by all.

The bikers usually leave in 3 groups.  The early birds leave, then 3-4 more leave, and then the last group takes off by 8.   About half way, we usually stop for breakfast or early lunch at a small town.  We kind of overlap when we stop.  It is not that there are really faster riders, but people leave at staggered times.  A lot of days we are in camp by noon or one.  By now we have kind of broken into groups based on ride speed.  The early group of guys like to ride straight through.  Russ and I ride with all the folks depending on how fast we break down camp.  But we stop for pictures and visit museums and talk to the locals.

There are three recumbent bikes, two of which are trikes.  The trikes ride together.  They climb slower but haul downhill.  They remind me of spiders crawling when you see them from behind.

We have 12 bikers but sometimes a person might ride in the RV because of weather, injuries or bike problems.  The RV is a 34 foot fifth wheeler that is a toy hauler where we put all our provisions.  Sometimes someone might even sleep in the back of the RV if they don't want to pitch a tent.

Dick and his dog, Sidney, drive the RV.  They usually go directly to the next camp site.  But they will come back and pick you up if needed.  He also hauls us for groceries, laundry, and the bike shop.

Cooking dinners are shared along with KP duty.  The

Trikes

Camping in Wolf Point

hardest part was figuring out how much to cook for this size group.  The bikers eat hardy.  But we pretty much have it figured out by now.  There are snacks out when we arrive in camp.