0 miles-Rest day
A few days ago I thought when I reach Winona I was going to really use our "rest day" for rest. So today I was determined not to get on my bike. I wanted to relax and see a few sites in Winona but mainly take it easy. After all, tomorrow we will be back riding with no rest days until a half day crossing Lake Michigan. And our next real rest day won't be until Niagara Falls.
After breakfast I walked onto the campus of Winona State and saw some very nice buildings. I then walked to the post office and sent stuff I didn't need back home.
The next stop was taking a tour of replicas of the Nina and Pinta-Christopher Columbus' boats which were moored near downtown.
While there I could see various cool buildings like the courthouse and an investment building.
Winona was named after an american indian pricess that jumped off a cliff rather than marrying a man who was selected by her parents. This city is surrounded by water-to the west a lake and to the east-the Mississippi River. There are two universities, Winona State and St. Mary's.
Since this is an official rest day I thought it would be nice to include photos of the riders in our tour. They are below.
Replica of the Pinta on the Mississippi River-Winona
Winona County Courthouse
Another interesting building in Winona
Winona State
Winona State
Folks of Winona providing dinner at church
Stain glass Winona
The Riders:
Nancy (Tour Leader)-Vermont
Ken(Tour Leader)-Vermont
Dick-Vermont
Tom-Cailifornia
Ziva-Maryland
Susan-Maryland
Kim-Vermont
Saron-Vermont
Ed-Kentucky
Greg-Montana
Susie-Montana
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