New Richland, MN to Fairmont, MN - 25mi

Oh fickle, fickle Minnesota weather. This morning I was well-rested after my unexpected motel stay and a lovely breakfast with Pastor Andee at the local breakfast place Blondee's. That, plus a solid tailwind, sent me sailing out on the (PINK!) roads of New Richland towards the west. I planned to stop for a little bit in Mapleton - didn't realize exactly what that meant! By 10:30am (woohoo! I was flyyyyyyying!) I pulled into the tiny town - in the rain. Perfect timing, just a little bit soaked. So I hunkered down in the public library to read and check the weather. Finally, I decided it would be beneficial to dry the clothes I was wearing. A venture across the street turned up a laundromat and a place for me to readjust my plans. By 1:00pm I was not only dry but antsy to continue my ride! Geared up properly for the now abiding (haha, oh Minnesota, you tease, you) rain I plunged onward towards the next town. And about a quarter of a mile down the way my chain slipped and the rain just delivered all it had... buckets upon buckets of cold rain. But wouldn't you know it, the world just always seems to work out:

Enter Daisy. I lugged my bike up the street to a home that looked like it had someone in it. She popped out and said I was welcome to fix my chain in her garage but she was headed in to the fair at Fairmont. (That was today's casual destination.) She gave me a ride all the way, wet gear and all, in to Fairmont. Now I am in yet another public library after sorting my stuff into some semblance of order. Not quite sure what the afternoon/evening has in store for me but I think this will be as far as I go today... in two days I could even hit state number FIVE!