Jul 14 - Day 20

Ladies shuttled the bikers back to Williston, ND and they rode 71 miles for a new total of 1326. They had a 20-30 mile an hr tailwind, then a crosswind with 40 mile an hr gusts. It was a cool day, less than 70 degrees. There was nothing to see except oil wells, drilling platforms and oil trucks. Motels continue to show "No Vacancy" because of the oil boom. Ned and Jerry rode to New Town, ND, a small town on the edge of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. It is a dirty town with lots of oil trucks and very few services. A room was available at the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge but we decided to drive 70 miles South to Garrison, ND, where the bikers plan to take a day off. Ladies had shopped for groceries before leaving Williston at a Wal-Mart Supercenter. Clerk who was from Michigan and very homesick told them that employees in Williston were the highest paid Wal-mart workers in the country. They are still having trouble hiring because everyone wants to make the big money working for the oil companies. There is no housing available for the oil workers, so they live in campers in the Wal-Mart parking lot and join local gyms to have access to showers.