Jul 9 - Day 15

Ride began today at Shelby, MT with a crosswind from the South, over rolling hills with fields and fields of wheat, barley and maize. Any stop allowed mosquitoes by the hundreds to swarm. There was nothing to see except tiny little towns and massive granaries. We could see hills off to our South. While here in Montana we have seen red posts with white crosses on the top which designate where people were killed on the highway. Along mountain roads we saw many, since on the plains just a few. We have decided that is because most roads have a speed limit of 70 miles per hour and drivers obviously lose control on the twists and turns. Bikers completed 103 miles today ending in Havre, MT another new milestone. Total miles to date is 944. Ladies booked a room at the motel and then went shopping at the local mall finding some fantastic bargains. It was fun staying in a town that had a mall and a Wal-mart. The young lady at the motel was telling us how to remember the name of the town. She said think about two Canadians fighting over a woman and the one finally says to the other, "You can have her" (Havre).