Crandon, WI Zero Miles June 29

How great to have a rest day. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast of fruit, cereal, toast, coffee, juice that Sharon served with the comment, "after church we'll have a real breakfast." We were all bowled over.

At the church service we were invited to speak a little about our Ride 4 Habitat. After church there was another delicious meal. Then Ralph and his son Randy took us out in their boat on Lake Metonga. We went across the water to view a huge eagle's nest, with three eagles in residence. Through the binoculars we could see the adults feeding on a fish. They had one juvenile in the nest who looked like it was flexing its wings, getting ready to fly.

Eagles' nest, Lake Metonga, Crandon WI

Ralph and his sons are true sportsmen. Ralph hunts and fishes year round. I was amazed to discover that the preferred fishing season here is winter time. People wait for the lake to freeze thick enough to drive on with a truck. They then tow their ice fishing shanties onto the lake for the season, cut a hole in the ice and enjoy fishing for the same fish they would catch the rest of the year. By March everyone must have their shanties off the ice. If the ice melts and the house falls in, there is a big penalty.

After a day of rest, laundry, bike cleaning and good homemade food we are looking forward to another ride tomorrow. We are extremely grateful to be able to spend a lovely day with a generous family, because that is one thing we are all missing, our families back home. Cell phones just are not enough.