Home for tonight...$40 but the sir con alone is worth it!

Kansas corn...shouldn't it be green?

It rained in Kansas today...it was still really hot and riding without a shirt in the rain was cooling after such intense sun recently. Headwinds still from the east and draining my legs but here I am in chanute not to far from the Missouri state line. Todays ride was just a question of head down and push through the wind...I am seeing trees now though and the fields look a little greener. I rode through one 'town' on my map without even noticing it wad there lol!
Tonight I am treating myself to a room on Santa Fe street with air con and a pool!

Looking at the route ahead for the next few days I'm going to ride through to Neal, Toronto, coyville, Benedict, chanute, shaw (although I heard h 146 might be closed) walnut, Girard and then right through the middle of pittsburgh Missouri. I'm aiming to get to Pittsburgh Saturday pm.

I've developed an uncontrollable urge to eat large amounts of ice cream in this heat...well the urge is totally controllable I just need to be stronger with myself after lo.g hot rides and eat an apple instead...well I would if there were any fresh fruit in the small stores here.

I'm still thinki.g about the guy who stopped and gave me cold water on the highway today...what mFe him do that I wonder...am glad he did...may he live. Charmed life and be happy all his days..thanks mate whoever you are.

Riding without a shirt recently is leading to sunburnt shoulders...but the shirt heats up so much feels like its scolding me. I've been to much hotter places but never riding these distances on a fully loaded touring bike before.

Looki.g at my rear tyre I see a small side small side wall split. Not good at all. If I could find a bike shop that actually hD tyres I would get a new one before this one dies on me.

Just as I am typing this on the city park..somebody just handed me cake and lemonade!!!...I love the genorousity of Kansas people.

Ice...something I never thought about..but here it is everything..and what a differencw it makes...just wish I could carry it on the bike!