Geraldine to Fort Benton- Short Slacker Day

July 7, 2018

Neil Page: "I've been wearing the same underwear since Tuesday.". Del Griffith: "I can vouch for that."

-Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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We had a good night in Geraldine, despite the mozzies, and moved towards Ft. Benton. The morning was cool and there was little traffic. It was a relatively easy ride that was topped.off by a screaming 2 mile descent into Ft. Benton at about 9 am. A couple we ran into earlier recommended a breakfast place called Wake Cup sone decided to eat there. It was a little cutesey for me. The food was good, service was mediocre.

Square Butte, which we saw for about three days

An old railroad bridge converted for pedestrian use across the Missouri in Fort Benton.

The Benton RV park and Campground was at the north end of town and we got set up amongst 3 other small tents. There was a triathlon in town and the owners of the other tents were participating.

The tent area was small but sufficient, with a bunch of partial picnic benches and tables that badly needed paint, and the place could have been decluttered. But it was fine at about $18.00. The best thing was that the restrooms and showers were individual rooms. And as I was unpacking my crap I realized that I hadn't showered since the day we arrived in Lewistown, which was Tuesday July 3. It didn't bother me be cause I'm pretty sure I smelled like a gardenia blossom, but that's probably the longest I have gone since we've been on the road.

We met a couple, Evie and Kevin, who had just retired from to US Coast Guard and we're doing a tandem tour. They had their kids with them for a couple weeks and they flew home today. Kevin and Evie were going as far as Bismark and then driving back to SoCal for her new job as a private helicopter pilot.

I got on the bike and rode to the store to get a beer (Goose IPA) and saw a few of the triathletes who were with us on the street. They were rip-roaring drunk, so I was a little concerned that they might come back and make a bunch of drunk noise and keep us up, but they went right to bed.

Today's ride: 27 miles (43 km)
Total: 1,175 miles (1,891 km)

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