May 27, Ride day 23
Day 23 finished up yesterday. We rode 94 miles from Pittsburg to Toronto. (Just not the two cities you are thinking of). It was a beautiful sunny day with low winds. We met another West bound rider (forgot to take a photo), he is cycling the world. Then we met 3 lovely ladies out in a 40 mile training ride preparing for a bike trek across Ohio. Becky Stanley. We rode with them for 5 miles. Also included is an video of frogs noises. We hear lots of wonderful nature sounds on the road. My Aunt Dawne and Uncle Dale came down from Nebraska to camp with us a couple days as well.
May 28, Ride day 24
We completed day 24. It was a challenging one and not too much fun. We had two turns to complete for the 55 mile day. And had to survive 25-40 mph cross winds in the Kansas heat. Hence you can’t hear anything in my video update but I didn’t say anything too remarkable so you didn’t miss much. We had an hour rain delay for thunderstorms to clear the area before we could leave camp this morning. The good news is we finished the day early so Rog could take a nap and I could do some much needed stretching and Anita helped with the laundry! And we could spend some more time with Dawne and Dale. Forecast for tomorrow is the same. ☀️ 🌬
May 29, Ride day 25
We rode another hot and windy day in Kansas yesterday for day 25. Got in 75 miles and are staying in Hutchinson, the home of Siemens Gamesa wind turbine nacelle factory. I made a quick stop for a photo op. We are off the official route so made our own way through small and sometimes gravel farm roads. Riding on the highways in the wind is not much fun. We saw a monument of the first oil rig in Kansas from 1915. I saved another turtle from the highway, a big sucker. And the jerk pissed all over my leg! We are taking a rest day today which will be the last before we hit Boulder county. Happy Memorial Day to everyone!
May 31, Ride day 26
Riding day 26. Roger said he wanted to get in a century on our TransAmerica so we did it today! Ride exactly 💯 miles. Had a beautiful day to do it and got an early start. We also found time to stop for a notary signature along the way. Ended the day with a mini grill in the town park of Rush Center, population 159😀 Rain in the forecast for tomorrow.
June 1, Ride day 27
Ride day 27 finished off with 88 miles on the still flat and straight roads of Kansas. Had a cold morning, then a cold light rain, then a couple of flat tires, then a nice sunny afternoon to finish up the day. Anita in the sag wagon RV was Johnny-on-the-spot today! She drives back to Longmont tomorrow so the bikers are on their own till home!
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