Last night over dinner I learnt that not all of the snakes that we saw dead on the road,were dead ! One rattlesnack that we passed was very much alive.One cyclist saw it move when he was only two feet away and another brave soul stopped to take a photo of the beast,about four feet long and on the move.There were still quite a few on the road today and I looked more closely for movement!The other wild feature of the last few days has been the birdsong,no idea what species is singing but lovely to hear.
On paper today was much easier than the last three days,but yesterday was just too good to last.So we awoke to find the wind had shifted to the North and we had to head north east all day. The wind also bought in the cold,so only 12°C when we set off and 16°C for most of the day.So we assembled a long chaingang first thing and rode off .After a few miles we cought up with two chaps who had not joined the line,so they stayed at the front and spared Elizabeth her turn.That line lasted all the way to the refreshment stop at 30 miles and made a hard task manageable.Had a temporary stop to aknowledge Mr Tex
On the way we passed a good few windmills,if you look closely at the picture you will see a tiny windmill dwarfed by the others.
On paper today was much easier than the last three days,but yesterday was just too good to last.So we awoke to find the wind had shifted to the North and we had to head north east all day. The wind also bought in the cold,so only 12°C when we set off and 16°C for most of the day.So we assembled a long chaingang first thing and rode off .After a few miles we cought up with two chaps who had not joined the line,so they stayed at the front and spared Elizabeth her turn.That line lasted all the way to the refreshment stop at 30 miles and made a hard task manageable.Had a temporary stop to aknowledge Mr Tex
After 50 miles we passed the stateline and moved into Oklahoma
By the time we reached Oklahoma the line had shrunk as folk gave up(Elizabeth stopped after 30 miles) or stopped to take extra photos.Five of us rode into Texhoma ,two rode straight on and three of us(Greg,Tom and I) stopped for a sandwich and a drink.And the three of us completed the 72.3 miles to Guymon together.Made a horrible day acceptable.The other feature of the day was the lorries,for once they proved a benefit,because as they swept by they produced a short vacuum into which our bikes leapt,giving an all too temporary relief from the wind,but when Four swept by together-boundless joy-for 2 seconds.
Now over one third of the journey has been completed-1291.6 miles and there is still time to sponsor us ,just go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/howard-reece-smith1
Had a lovely email from Bernard,whose building we are helping to build, this morning,helps us keep focused on the task in hand.
The birds are likely meadow larks.
ReplyDeleteHere's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lngs9-X5cPM
RSRO (ride safely, ride often),
Jim