Day number uhhhh I have lost track!!
Today was a brutal day. Our destination was 60 miles away. Which would seem like a light day except we rode into a pretty strong head wind most of the day. There was a group of 6 riders that lined up and we were a riding machine. We would each take a turn of one mile in the front and then coast to the back and resume our position in the draft. Once we were established this worked really well. We rolled at a pace of 16 to 19 miles an hour. It is amazing how a draft can drastically lesson the difficulty of the ride. It was fun to be a apart of. As we got closer to Lexington we were totalling mileage and we were thinking we were going to be a little short of the 500 miles in Omaha so 4 of us turned back around and rode 14 miles with the wind to Cozad. We rode there partially because that was the way the wind was blowing and also because they had a bike shop there. Let me tell you if you ever need a good bike shop there is a great one in Cozad. For us four our mileage totalled 74 miles with an average of 17.7 miles an hour. It took us around 4 ½ hours of total ride time.
At our closing rally I was given the drafting award for my ability to tuck in behind somebody and make them pull me. I also was given a small license plate that says “2 FAST 4U” I atttached this to the back of my helmet in case somebody tries to pass me. Ok--maybe it just looks cool there!!! Tomorrow we have another big day we are riding 84 miles to Grand Island. Wahoo!! right now it looks like the wind will be blowing across us and that is ok. Thank You for all your prayers!
Back on the homefront...today was one of those days that when the alarm clock went off I could have just kept sleeping! So could the boys! I think everyone just laid there listening to their alarm clock going off for a few minutes before crawling out of bed.
Today, Jacob decided to try fishing--he caught the clothesline quite nicely! I on the other hand was not impressed as I reeled in his catch!
Shortly after supper, Jalise found a pen and colored herself with it while I was skyping with Dave...oh joy! Such fun for me! She looks great in stripes--really!
From my great stripped catch to yours, have a great day!
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