Day 20: Beloit,KS to Hill City,KS
The Big 2-0.........
Miles on the bike: 100
Temperature: 102
Wind: 22 mph crosswind
Word that best describes today: brutal
Fantasy #1 while riding: Swimming in Lake Michigan in the middle of January in a speedo and aqua socks
Fantasy #2 while riding: That I drafted off a slow moving truck the entire day (see wind mph)
Excerpt from the road: "Alright wind, you think you're bad. And you know what, you are pretty nasty, I gotta tell you that. But c'mon wind.....Is that all you got? Cause' this Wisconsin Wonderboy ain't goin' down that easy. Bring it on wind. Bring it. (I probably should mention that I nearly got blown off my bike not long after attempting to trash talk the wind)
Songs stuck in my head: "Come sail away" -Styx, "Walk On" -U2
What I ate for dinner: 5 slices of Pizza Hut stuffed crust pizza, Choc. chip cookie dough blizzard, apple, Twizzlers.
SUMMARY OF DAY 20........
Well, the 2006 Hunger Ride is 40% complete. Man, I can't believe that it's gone by this fast. Crazy.
As you might have noticed from the picture, we definitely hit the jackpot in Cawker City,Kansas. Yep, you saw it here first.....the World's Largest ball of Twine. And oh boy......that sucker is big. Larger than life I tell ya. I don't think that I'm going out on a limb here when I say that many PDS families in Memphis will more than likely change their reservations in Destin this summer for the likes of the Twine Ball in Cawker City. Let me also mention that another 20 miles down the road in Alton, Kansas (population somewhere between 37 and 42) you have the birthplace of Russell Stover. Now that's a Double Jackpot. I do need to say that nowhere in Alton can you actually buy any Russell Stover product.
Yeah, so no need for Captain Obvious to tell us that it was a hot one today. A real cooker. I almost cooked my bacon and eggs on the pavement this morning. I should have had a gigantic salt stick available for days like today. The Rand Train was suppose to stop in Stockton for the night, but after discovering our less than desireable acccommadations we opted to
move on up the road. So, I'll only have 66 miles to ride tomorrow. And this is a good thing since Mr. Weatherman is calling for strong scattered thunderstorms. It is a real blessing to have my folks here with me for a few days on the ride. They are seasonded road-trippers, and a blast to be with.
TODAY'S SHOUT OUTS..........
-Sara and Jerica at Pizza Hut for the dinner hook-up. Keep up the good work gals!
-Best Western of Wakeeney, Ks
1 Comments:
Wind today and mountains tomorrow, you are amazing! We are throwing a party for you & the ride on Wednesday night in Denver @ 6:30pm - and everyone in Colorado is welcome:
2745 Umatilla Street
Denver, CO 80211
Can't wait! I am participating in "ride your bike to work day" on June 28th and was thinking about setting up a blog for it.
love ya,
Sooz
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