Day 27 New Ulm Day off

Day 27 New Ulm Day off

After sleeping in until the a whole 7:30 a.m. we were up ahd trying ot workout breakfast plans. During that process, I called Jeff to find out about returning his car to him. As it turned out we were invited over for batwurts on the grill for lunch at which time we could return the car.

No only had we gotten to use, Jeff’s car, but now he was offereing to feed us as well, and we were all but total strangers to him. We accepted the lunch offer and had breakfast downtown.

After breakfast we walked along the arts and crafts that were closed last night and I found some interesting things. This recycled Wine bottle booth was one of the most unique things I had seen. This lady made art and other crafts out of remelted wine bottles, which were very cool.



Poking around, Margo and I found this old unprotected entry and got to look around in this old building.



I also liked this sign.




Finally we were back and it was time to go to Jeff and Becky for lunch. We chit chateted and talked about how unusuall it was for us to leave a friends behind to hangout with a local and how nervous we had been. Becky said that she had also been worried about the car with us, but once we all returned everything in one piece it was all family.

Before Lunch Jeff gave us a little song on a rare piece of history. He had happened to befriend Johnny Cash’s guitar player and had wound up having the chance to buy one of Cash’s ld tour guitars.





Jeff really had such a voice and the guitar sounded SOOO good.



I just wish all the guys back at Pacific Staging could have seen and hear it. Jeff played a wonderful rendition of Cash’s Big River. Jeff even let me play the guitar and even though I can’t play 6-string acoustic, I did my best to pluck a little 12 bar blues. I was in heaven.

Lunch out on the Back patio was fabulous spread of brats and melon fruit and slaw and such, oh and of course the locally brewed beer.

Here are Adam, Margo, Becky and Jeff.



Here is The whole lot of us with (front row: Me, Jeff -Rider; back row Jeff - New Ulm, Becky, Adam, Helyn and Margo)



After lunch, Jeff needed to take a nap since he had 2 more concerts to play witht he band at the festival. Becky offered to drive us up the street to the local brewery and we go to take the brewery tour.



At the end of the tour we got a tasting and I enjoyed the rootbeer and got information to order some over the internet once I get home.

From there we had several miles to walk back to the dorm.

I had spent my whole day goofing off and being a tourist. Now it was time to do laundry, clean my bike, and prep for 7 days of cycling.

It was such a good day off and I really enjoyed the company. By the end of the day I forgotten about all my mail, which was brought to me with a heap of teasing. I read the postcards right away and then planned to ration my mail for the next 3 days, since we wouldn’t have mail at our rest day in Valpo.

In the end not, I was just thankful for the time and blessings of the day.


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