September 18: Pounded our way Northwest to Minot. it was chilly but a lot warmer than yesterday. The wind wasn't in our favor and Sam began having rear tire issues again. The flatlands gave way to beautiful rolling hills and rises across the landscape. We got into the city under darkness, coming to our Warm Showers host, Tracy's, split level home before nine. Tracy got us settled in the mostly finished basement: each a room with a bed, wager/drier, hit shower, and a fridge full of beer! Even better Tracy's wife made us an amazing stew. She made a veggie batch just for me. Soooooo good! It's been hard getting good healthy eats since leaving Illinois. Tracy went to a wine tasting next door, and we settled in. I got Sam to stay up long enough to do a load of laundry before, exhausted, Sam the Man passed out. Drank some beer, plotted and wrote letters until Tracy got home . We talked for a little while about politics and the world, and idioms out that Boulder, CO, a city I love, was burning. Tracy invited us to stay a day and I told him I'd mention it to Sam.

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