Jul 24 - Day 30

Bikers rode 81 miles from Willmar, MN to Gaylord, MN with a very nice tailwind, new total 1926. Average for the day was 17.7 MPH. The roads at times had almost no berm for bike riding and lots of traffic, not especially safe. The area continues to be agriculture, seeing corn, beans, alfalfa, and sugar beets. Ladies visited a farmer's market in Willmar. It was interesting looking at the local produce and bakery items. Some items were the same as that produced in PA, others different. One such bakery item is "lefsa". It looked like a flour tortilla folded into quarters and baked. Some people eat it as is, others spread butter and sugar over it. The locals eat this item especially at Christmas instead of cookies. We continue to see rhubarb, rhubarb jelly and rhubarb pie for sale. Ladies met bikers at another farmer's market in Buffalo Lake, MN. We bought sweet corn, eggs and a kohlrabi. Ladies each had an authentic Mexican taco prepared by a family who moved from Mexico. The chicken was grilled over a fire made with mesquite wood, then covered with salsa make with fresh tomatoes and cilantro. Very good. Bikers ate lunch at Cactus Jack's a local hangout. We are staying in Gaylord, a pretty town, very small. View from motel window is a slough with many geese and benches placed to spend a pleasant afternoon.