Jamie and I are now in Minneapolis, MN at my dad’s place. We arrived in Minneapolis yesterday night and will stay for two days before beginning our final roadtrip leg – the grueling two day journey from Minneapolis to Wilmington, NC.

Tonight we’re going to have dinner with my friends Alison & Kristan (Kristan lives in Seattle but just happens to be in Minneapolis tonight – yay!). Tomorrow night, as our gift to my dad & brothers, we will cook an exciting Texas meal complete with authentic beer imported from Texas.

We just finished spending a few days with Jamie’s family in Fargo, ND. We spent most of our time after 3 weeks on the road enjoying a real house with TV, food, and fun people to hang out with. Jamie spent much of his time binging on cookies and Starburst, I drank a lot of coffee, ate a lot of cereal, and did the crossword puzzle every day. Other highlights included: making some updates to our website, seeing our long lost kitty Robo, and last but certainly not least – a hilarious basketball game with the Welle family at the YMCA!

Only nine more days until we leave for New Zealand. We did some final shopping in Fargo including the purchase of pepper spray for those pesky stray dogs. When we get to Wilmington we’ll do the final pannier pack and clean our bikes so we pass the entry exam in New Zealand. Surprisingly, the bikes are insanely dirty and even a little bit rusty from spending the past 3 weeks on the back of the car. We haven’t really even been in bad weather yet!

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