Where West Meets East

I promised another milestone today, and without further adieu, here it is!

One guess. Long river, flows to the Atlantic Ocean via the Gulf of Mexico. That's  right, give yourself a pat on the back. We crossed the Mississippi River in the middle of Minnesota! Our second great continental divide.

The ride today was long...just over 90 miles with lots of navigation required, but now we are safely in Milana (presumably from Mille Lacs county...a thousand lakes, for those who don't  speak French). Most of the day was spent in the sort of countryside where "the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the cildren are above average" and where one can find the Sons of Knut and the Norwegian bachelor farmers. We didn't  have any powder milk biscuits, but at least ketchup was available. And if you are now totally lost, just tune into your local public radio station and listen for "The Prairie Home Companion." Best thing on the airwaves today!

Tomorrow night, we hope  to again have wifi. Tonight's  blog was brought to you by the 4G cellphone  network! See you when we get to Wisconsin.