No shower necessary today in Clear Lake--we went swimming in the lake instead! It was a refreshing end to our ride and nobody minded that we went in with just our biking clothes--lots of other riders were doing the same thing.
The ride was shorter and hotter; a 5 mile segment headed south into the wind. Besides the yummy food vendors in Wesley and Britt, we also enjoyed a respite of visiting the Hobo Museum in Britt, IA. They have an annual Hobo Festival also to celebrate the tradition of hobo travel & camping in the 1930's and later. To clarify terms: "hobos" travel to work (like migrant laborers; while "tramps" travel to find work (they want to work); and "bums" don't travel and they don't want to work.
After taking a shuttle downtown to check out the sites, we have come back to our campsite which is a comfortable, roomy location at the local high school. Tomorrow is a shorter ride than usual and we look forward to that before the LONG ride ahead of us on Thursday.
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