We had a restless night in Fargo – it might have had something to do with the 300 rabir wrestling fans at the motel or with the flaming chicken something or other we ate at the Mexican restaurant next door but we both felt drugged when we got up this morning. Coffee & waffles at the motel didn’t help much but we just decided to tough it out and get on the road. The cloudy dreary morning matched our mood until we took US10 East through Fargo. It runs directly through town so we were treated to the colorful painted buffalo every few blocks and our spirits were lifted.

We set a leisurly pace on the 2 lane Hwy. 10 and at 11:15, we crossed the Missippi River at Brainerd, MN. The river here is about 50 feet wide. The countryside is dotted with lakes and we could readily understand why Minnesota is called “The land of 10,000 lakes.”

A picnic lunch in Peat, MN (as in PEAT bog) then on to arrive in Duluth at 2pm. The desk clerk at our hotel directed us to the lakefront walk where we took the picture at the left. Great day.