It really was to hot to ride today but I did 74 miles anyway to dieghton Kansas. The wind here just goes round in circles so you get both tail ans head winds all the time. The rides between watering holes are dry patching and totally void if Amy shade whatsoever. Sun screen is a must as is lots of water. I have a pain on my knee which is due to fighting this wind for to long. It needs packing in ice in an air con room with a DVD player and a fridge full of ice cold coke lol!
Locals here tell me there is some kind of festival on this park tomorrow..I am wondering if a day off the bike might be in order. I rode as fast as I could to get here before the pool shut..but it shut just as I arrived. So I headed to the store and bought ice cold water melon, mountain dew by the bucketful and a tub of strawberry ice cream and retired to a shady spot in the green city park. Here I have power water restrooms and a place to sleep outside. I may swim on the morning.
People in Kansas have been wonderfully helpful and friendly to me so far. I had to disturb a guy in his office so I could get something scanned from my phone...he was adamant he would do it and didn't mind taking half an hour of his day..even his boss was happy to help. No charge.
The scenery remains flat and the same as the last few days if a little greener. Riding between towns is like running from the shade of one umbrella to another on a scolding hot sandy beach...except there are no cold beers...no sea to swim on and I have fat truck drivers instead of bikini babes. Oh well!
Over half way now and still loving every minute of this adventure!