Sturgis News 6

The time hadcome to say goodbye to our host in Rapid City and begin the trek home.  As we left at the crack of dawn we began to ride  into a storm that was billed as SEVERE with damaging hail.  We made it through Sturgis without getting wet and stopped for breakfast about 60 miles into our trip.  So far we had been extremely lucky with the weather.  We had always managed to stay dry.  That luck held out on Friday as we headed to Butte Montana where we would stay for the night.  We could see thunderclouds  all around us as we headed west.  What we did encounter though the last 150 miles was extreme winds.  It was like riding a bucking bronco to keep the bikes in the lane.  I did notice that Montana is very considerate of visitors because every 25miles or so they had signs telling us of severe crosswinds.  As if I didn't know that by now. 

I am glad to report that Brad is still in love with his new bike.  He is really having fun with the cruise control.  I woke up today to rain, so I don't know if our luck will hold out.  We will see.  I had some photos but left the usb cord in the bike and was too lazy to go get it from under the cover.   At this point we are all  tired and looking forward to getting home.  Not sure how far we will get today, it depends on the weather.  See you all soon. 

Mike