Day 27 and 28 - Rest Days

- Email From Patty -

I am at Cariboo Coffee in Minneapolis. My niece and her husband are at his son's pee wee ball game. They will drop me off in Owatonna this evening on the way back to Iowa Falls.

I am feeling SO MUCH BETTER. Being out of the heat for 3 days has helped tremendously, and resting has helped. I plan on rejoining the group and continuing the ride tomorrow. I may only be able to ride in the mornings when it is cool. I really wanted to ride the entire length of the US but it is not worth it at the risk of permanent injury to my health.

The doctor in New Ulm said that coming into the ride recovering from pneumonia was one thing, but then suffering from bronchitis 5 days into the ride, and then getting food poisoning, coupled with the heat, he said it was amazing that I didn't end up in the hospital.

I have promised my family (real and adopted) to take care of myself.

Well you can post this to our web page, because I may not have time as I have to go and pick Trina and Pat up in about a half hour. I had a wonderful time in New Ulm with my family. I bought some 1919 root beer from the Schell Brewery and plan on picking up ice cream in Owatonna before rejoining the group tonight. I will make everyone root beer floats. By the way if Schell has a web page can you make a link to it. It has an awesome history. They made it through prohibition by making the 1919 root beer.

Talk to you soon, Patty

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