Frances the dog
Kansas! (Not as flat as one might think)We ended up taking yesterday off again, due to a combination of things but mostly feeling sick & having some work to do on the bikes. We went to Wal Mart to buy a full sized pump, and what do you know the little sucker broke before I even had the chance to use it. I was really surprised, I thought Wal Mart was known for their quality products. We stayed at a little motor inn that was probably quite glorious in the 50s (it even had sparkles in the ceiling! honeymoon suite!). One thing we have noticed is that the words "pillow" and "sack of gravel" are very loosely interchanged hear. I'd pay an extra 5 bucks if one of these places could just have a decent pillow!
Today we took off from Nevada and made it into Kansas! We're still waiting for this so-called "flat" terrain, although we think it's starting to level out. The headwinds are a little challenging, as is the heat, so we are going to try and make early starts & not get caught in the afternoon heat.
While we were riding today, this stray dog (Frances) appeared out of nowhere and ran along side us for over 10 miles. Even when we were making speeds of 18 mph, she kept up. Every now & then she would dart off and go roll around in some water, but then she'd be right back by our side. We fed her a bagel & wished we could find her a good home... eventually she darted off to chase alongside a runner.
Tomorrow we should finally meet back up with our route on the Transamerica trail. We're glad we took the way we did & really enjoyed all the people in Missouri, but we'll be happy to be back on the maps so there isn't so much guessing work involved. Hopefully we'll hit some tailwinds and before you know it we'll be in Colorado!
3 comments:
Frances! I'm fairly confident that you named him and didn't see it on a tag. That's an Ashleigh name. Love your pics, thanks for updating. That turtle sicked me out, it was gross looking. You're in Kansas! Nice work! You need to make everyone else post on here though- POST some COMMENTS people!
I can't believe how much you guys ride everyday! You are guys are hard core. And I totally agree with Aaron on the name Frances. Sounds like you are meeting some great generous people. Except I'm not reading about any weirdos? I know we both love a good weirdo story.
Actually she was dubbed Frances because she appeared to us just out of Lake Frances. And luckily the only weirdo stories were back in KY- and I'd like to keep it that way!
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