What a wild night. The wind was ripping thru where we were even though we set the tent in behind 2 walls of an old building which blocked most of the wind. It had to be hitting 30-40 MPH. I was not looking forward to today's ride.
Once we got up and on the road the wind was all but stopped, maybe 5 mph. The bad news was Jake woke up sick and with no energy. He was hurting pretty bad so we just tooled along to see how far we could get.
He would feel better for a bit and then worse, but overall not the Jake on a bike I know. The last 10 miles were pretty hard on him. I'd say it took over an hour to finish and then things got worse. He is asleep now, after some yogurt and 7up.
I'm sure he will be good tomorrow. Not much keeps this guy down.
Today's ride was thru the Sam Houston national forest and was low rollers. All and all not bad, but we did see what we called some sad old towns. We also saw some huge houses and ranches. This part of Texas is very nice.
All for now. Wish I had something more interesting to discuss.
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Hang in there Jake, you are one of the toughest people I have ever met. I can't imagine that 1600 miles on a bike, frigid weather, fierce winds, sleeping on the ground, marginal food and the constant dread of a 'WIT' encounter is enough to keep you down long.
ReplyDeleteLook on the bright side, Soon you will be in Louisiana, Gem of the Swampland. Once there you can purchase medicine, liquor, ammunition, baby diapers and slurpees 24 hours a day at 7 Eleven. All that and video poker too, what a State.