June 16
Today was a rest day with an optional 40 mile ride. I opted out. My butt needed the rest and my body needed the rest with 100 miles and the hardest climbs of the Tour waiting for us tomorrow. Breakfast was provided at the camp by a local church and we had a chance to continue conversation with some of our new friends. We wound up in line in front of a couple from Madison, SD and had a really good conversation with them about where we're headed.
We decided to take the day to head over to Mitchell to visit Amy's dad and step-mom and see Xander and Maia who had just reached there the night before. We had a good time with Dave and Marie and the kids and just played and talked for the day.
We returned to camp that night, just in time to reset our gear for the night and get a good, early sleep. Everyone seems to have a nervous energy about tomorrow's ride. Some high school guys are running to burn off the extra steam, others are checking their gear for probably the fourth or fifth time, others are just walking around, too anxious to sleep.
Should be an interesting day.
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