Electric bikes and small town hospitality

Its like riding an electric bike, we have had a great tailwind for the past two days, going up hills at 14mph, its been great. We have been able to ride 60-70 miles, with half the effort we put in 3 days ago. Our good fortunate may turn on us today if the weather forecast is correct, that's OK, we will probably have a short day od biking and get some laundry done before we depart today. Two nights ago we camped in the small town of Chester, MT, population of about 900, mainly farming and service for the other smaller communities in the area. It had a hospital, nursing home, great museum about the area, community swimming pool and all grades for school. The grocery store was small but great selection of items. We had dinner at "Spuds" for a total of $15.00. You could tell people took pride in their town, lots of flower and vegetable gardens, and people out mowing their lawns. They also had a big city park with a new covered pavillion with about 6 or 7 picnic tables and outdoor restroom with running water. The amazing thing was they offered free camping in their park. There were signs telling you where to pitch your tent and what time the sprinklers came on in the morning. It was great and it felt very safe. This trip has provided opportunities to see slices of life that we would not have otherwise. Yesterday was the 4th of July and we stayed in a dorm room of MSU north in Havre, MT. It wasn't splashy but good showers, we went to the community picnic, heard live country & western music & alittle 70s geezer rock, and saw some fireworks from the front door of the dorm. Life on the road is interesting