Our rest day in Abilene was welcome. We enjoyed Robert and Luann's (LaVern's sister) visit in the morning. The rest of the day we relaxed and let our legs recuperate. Actually our legs are feeling pretty strong after all of the riding.
We were all a bit concerned about the weather this morning. We awoke to the sound of wind and it was very overcast. Scattered thunderstorms were in the forecast.
We did have "unfavorable" winds most of the day but the skies became mostly sunny. We rode 108 miles to Topeka. The terrain was quite nice for a tandem, although we had to work very hard with the winds. It was rolling with an elevation gain of 6260 feet. We rode through part of the Flint Hills in KS. Beautiful scenery
and lots of green fields.
and lots of green fields.Since it was a big day, we got in later -- around 4:00 p.m. after 8 hours of biking. Needless to say, we were quite tired. It's always so good to see the motel, get showered and ready for dinner. We'll enjoy our meal tonight.
Topeka marks the half-way point of our trip. We're so grateful for safe travels and a very good group to ride with!
You guys look SO good - Clearly biking is good for one's well being! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by unfavorable winds? And what was the temp like? ... it does sound like terrain I'd love to travel sometime!
You're getting there, and you look so happy!!
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We're still with you...thinking about you and praying for you! We had a great weekend in Ohio for Seth's grad and a family brunch at Mom's. We planted flowers for Mom, washed the porch and light post, planted a butterfly bush and hung 2 hummingingbird feeders.
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