Since Pam was getting a ride to the bike shop in Whitefish today, no one was cracking the whip to begin riding at dawn. Carol and I started off today at 7:00 AM. We had a beautiful back road with a steep climb right out of town which left us out of breath. When I made a couple of urgent stops Carol got way ahead. But, along came Laura Brimlow to the rescue. She took my bags and I was able to bridge the gap. Dave decided to ride a longer distance today, so we will miss not seeing Laura and Dave again.
We had a picnic lunch at the Ranger Station in Olney. I learned how serious a thunderstorm is when the fire ranger told us that two firefighters had been struck by lightning in yesterday's storm. They are both in stable condition today.
After lunch the sky behind us was getting blacker and blacker. The rumbling seemed to come closer and closer. I was staying right behind Carol the last 15 miles into Whitefish. The rain did catch us the last three or four miles, but it was never bad enough for us to stop and put on our rain gear. I must say I missed seeing Pam on the road with us today. If we had started at our usual ungodly hour, we wouldn't have gotten caught in the rain.
In Whitefish we were happy to know Pam's problems were all taken care of at "Glacier Cyclery".
We were met at the United Methodist Church by a newspaper photographer from Hungry Horse. He wanted us in our bike clothes, but I had to run for the lipstick. Afterwards we had dinner and it is now time for sleep. Pleasant Dreams.
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btw, I've been meaning to tell you, when the pictures are posted on the blog, they are so small that no one could possibly notice the lipstick!
Lightning striking people twice in one day -- in one thunderstorm? Seems impossible. You're right, we of So Cal haven't a clue.
Pam, I think you can never let them forget (as they are complaining about "dawn's early light" time, about getting caught in the thunderstorm. Take it from me, twice divorced, you have to lord it over them forever. "Remember the thunderstorm? Get your butts in gear!"
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