Distance: 78.7 miles
Woke up to a stunning view out over Lake Koocanusa and had a wonderfully bland breakfast of plain spaghetti and Ramen noodles. Packed up and smashed out 25 miles to Eureka over undulating terrain. Stopped off at Subway for lunch.
Spotted our first black bear running over the road behind us as we stopped for a water break. Dave shouted out and we both turned to see it shoot across from one side of the road and into the trees on the other. I think it might have smelt our peanut butter and chocolate protein bars.We were chased by two friendly dogs down the road. Despite our pleas to go home they wouldn't and we continued with them in tow for about half a mile.
Roads on route to Whitefish were horrendous. Entire sections of tarmac had disintegrated leaving a dangerous jigsaw of potholes. In parts, 3 inch deep, several metre square sections of road, were missing. Perilous for cars, let alone bikes.
Arrived in Whitefish and shopped around for a cheap motel. Ended up paying for an absolute dive. I would say cheap and cheerful but in reality it was absolutely rotten. $58 for a double queen. It was still better than camping though. (Cheap Sleep was around $65 and a seemed a lot nicer if you're planning a motel stay in Whitefish).
Did a bit of shopping and got denied alcohol because a British passport isn't a valid form of ID. Only a third of Americans actually own a passport. Guess there's a 60% chance the guy at the counter didn't even know what the little red book I handed him was.
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