First long tour

[pooks]

I loved reading your report, eclectic!

It's amazing -- I can't even imagine doing what you did. And as I say like a broken record -- I don't do heat! Any reason they didn't wait a few weeks for it to be cooler?

And, um, a personal question.

You talked about eating and eating and eating. (I can imagine!)

What happens if you end up needing to, um, expel some of the food from your body when you're out cycling in the middle of nowhere as part of a group?

Or does that not happen when your body is working hard, cycling. Maybe (hopefully) it doesn't decide to poop until you stop?

(I can't believe I'm asking this question. I also can't believe I'm having so much trouble wording it in an adult manner. Sheeeesh.)

[Kathi]

I loved reading your report, eclectic!

It's amazing -- I can't even imagine doing what you did. And as I say like a broken record -- I don't do heat! Any reason they didn't wait a few weeks for it to be cooler?

And, um, a personal question.

You talked about eating and eating and eating. (I can imagine!)

What happens if you end up needing to, um, expel some of the food from your body when you're out cycling in the middle of nowhere as part of a group?

Or does that not happen when your body is working hard, cycling. Maybe (hopefully) it doesn't decide to poop until you stop?

(I can't believe I'm asking this question. I also can't believe I'm having so much trouble wording it in an adult manner. Sheeeesh.)

Normally on a tour you find you own stop. Many tours are in areas where there are lots of small towns with gas stations, etc. However, there weren't so many towns in N. Dakota so the organizers have their own port-a-potties. It was quite funny, every morning you could count on the first one being 10 miles out of town. Then they were moved to the sag stops. There were "his" and "hers". Hers had a pink seat and shelf with a vase of plastic flowers. They provided hand wipes, sun screen and body lotion.

There were plastic geese on the tops of the port-a-potties. They were dressed like the participants of the Lawrence Welk show!

On the hot days water containers accompanied the portapotties.

[pooks]

Geese! I love it!

[kjay]

Hi, Kathi ! Happy to see you here. Do you plan to ride Candisc again next year?

[eclectic]

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There were plastic geese on the tops of the port-a-potties. They were dressed like the participants of the Lawrence Welk show!

On the hot days water containers accompanied the portapotties.

One set of geese was also dressed up as Lewis and Clark complete with coonskin hat and rifle

[KabyMom]

Hi all,
I had nearly forgotten about TE until I got a message from ECLECTIC today.

I have spent time reading the CANDISC posts and I have got to tell ya, as a NATIVE (born and raised) NoDak'er I am GOING to do CANDISC next year.

I did SoDak's TOUR deKOTA and had a great time. That too was my first long tour; 462 miles in 6 days. If I get some time, when my home remodeling project is completed (soon!?) I'll get back on my bike and on here and let you all know about it because it was an AWESOME ride!! and an awesome time!

[eclectic]

I loved reading your report, eclectic!

It's amazing -- I can't even imagine doing what you did. And as I say like a broken record -- I don't do heat! Any reason they didn't wait a few weeks for it to be cooler?

And, um, a personal question.

You talked about eating and eating and eating. (I can imagine!)

What happens if you end up needing to, um, expel some of the food from your body when you're out cycling in the middle of nowhere as part of a group?

Or does that not happen when your body is working hard, cycling. Maybe (hopefully) it doesn't decide to poop until you stop?

(I can't believe I'm asking this question. I also can't believe I'm having so much trouble wording it in an adult manner. Sheeeesh.)

Re getting cooler - you never know what is going to happen in NoDak. That week could be cool and rainy or hot and dry. I have known labor day weekend to have temps of +103 and the other night the low was +43

I ride in heat much better than in the cold

Next years ride should be cooler on average it is in the Northern part of the state all the way up to the Canadian border

Kathi gave a great description of the porta potties - they were great as far as portapotties go. they had them set up every 10 miles or so ( they would just be on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere and if you were really desperate, as some were, the sunflower fields were still standing and they were about 4-5 feet tall so good coverage, also the big round haybales were still laying and they are over 6 feet tall! A person does what a persons gotta do

[eclectic]

Oh and BTW Pooks - 3 summers ago I couldn't imagine doing this either!