Up at 5:30am for a bathroom call and noticed that everything was wet, the results of a heavy overnight dew. With only 24 miles to Deadwood I crawled back into the sleeping bag until 7am. Laid everything out to dry in the morning sun and then fixed oatmeal and hot chocolate for breakfast. The campground owner had just purchased the business and wanted to talk about their plans for the upcoming camping season. With the warmth of the morning sun we packed up and departed at 8:30am. After just 3 miles we broke out the hat coolers as the temperature and humidity are rising fast. Stopped at the Candy Shack for a candy bar and a photo of the gaint rocker/glider. We made it another 3 miles and stopped for a bathroom break and a diet pepsi. We aren'tt exactly setting the world on fire this morning. The clouds are building to the north and it was only 10am. As we pulled into Boondocks the sprinkles started hitting the pavement so we looked for some kind of shelter for the trikes. With them somewhat dry we took in all the displays in the various buildings and then hit the diner for burger and fries while it poured by the bucketfulls. The rain lasted nearly three hours before we could splash our way out of the parking. The road spray was pretty bad and we got plenty wet. A long and slow climb up Strawberry Hill and then a fast ride into Deeadwood. We stopped at the Thunder Cove Inn and got a room for two nights so we could take in the history of the town tomorrow. The hot shower never felt so good. We took the local trolley to Main Street and spotted an establishment with food and music so we stepped right in and took a seat. We had burgers and fries and followed that up with peanut butter fudge ice cream. We took the trolley back to the motel and settled in for a little tv and book reading before turning out the lights.
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