Hot, hot, hot. But not until this afternoon. We did 70 miles, pretty flat ending with Twister Hill, where they filmed the movie. 300 foot climb, most riders walked. Good thing I've done the Mesa Road, not bad, but after 62 hot miles it was work. Today was flat mostly, I made good time, averaged 14.7 mph. No weird food today, but I had my first "beer" on the ride, Coors Lite. All they had.
Took a short detour down a dirt road to an old church, St. Peter. The folks were very nice.
Stopped for a root beer float from Beekmans home made ice cream. Wonderful! May have been the 50 mile ride that made it taste so good.
Peed in a corn field for the first time, no lines!
I stopped for a guinness at the Giggling Goat in Boone, a fellow had to get help for heat exhaustion, EMTs came. I had them call 911. I heard in Atlantic the hospital was full from heat cases, I've been drinking more water than you can believe and stopping for shade when it gets too hot. I'm doing fine, even my butt is ok!
Phone seems fine, I think it was the sweat from being in my pocket. Just two pics. One is a fountain some one put up in their yard for cyclists.
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