We rolled into Buhl on day 77 and stopped at the Country Store. A cashier personally bought us jerky, insisting we get 2 packages. Eighty year old Willy was putting gas in his truck when we rode up and came inside the store to visit. Turns out he used to ride unicycle and had a brother-in-law who also rode, built unis and tried to start a unicycle club in Buhl back in the day.
On the hunt for a coffee shop, we were directed to Broadway Java, which is an amazing place! A sign on the cash register read, "Your God can move mountains", an inspirational verse was hand designed on each cup sleeve and great music was playing. Stepping in there was a much needed breath of fresh air. The owner not only made us the best salted carmel and Mexican mocha's known to man, but gave a huge donation to the refugees! Soon we were joined by Willy, his brother-in-law Greg, and a recent high school graduate Jacob, who had received a handmade unicycle from Greg and was now tearing up the roads and trails with it. We had a great visit with them. They called the local paper who sent a reporter to the coffee shop to interview us and take pictures before we left.
A few blocks down we got word that our support vehicle was catching up with us. We rendezvoused in Cloverleaf Creamery parking lot which turned out to be a delicious meeting point. Everyone going in and out of the shop talked to us and another reporter from the same paper came over and did a second interview. As we were finally wrapping up to leave, Dustin got into a conversation with the owner of the Creamery and we couldn't turn down her generous offer of "killer chocolate" ice cream in homemade waffle cones PLUS a half gallon of their fresh skim milk in an old fashioned hefty glass bottle! And enjoy we did!
Thanks Buhl for the encouraging response to the RefugeRide and for your support and prayers!
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