I have been talking to Marilyn on the phone for over an hour and still cannot believe that Marilyn completed 226 miles in 2 days. And they crossed into the central time zone so they are now 1 hour behind us. I am tired and sore just thinking about it. She sounded like she had more energy than I do.
So far she has ridden 1,669 miles, just 500 miles short of being 1/2 way though this great adventure. There are currently 23 riders with 2 of them just there for this leg of the trip and 21 riding to New Hampshire.
They are currently in Kansas which is hot (over 100 degrees every day), sunny, dry, pretty flat, smelling of fertilizer, corn fields, lots of cows and bulls and not much going on in each town. And if you can believe, the Walmart in town closes at 7 PM, so there really is not much going on in Garden City, Kansas. And the name of yesterday's motel was the Cow Palace.
Marilyn and Carole rode in together this afternoon and were not the last to arrive but the other riders saw them and cheered them in. Tomorrow they get to sleep in and won't ride until 9 only having to ride 51 miles where they will arrive in Dodge City and will play tourist. http://www.dodgecity.org/
And after the ride she had to carry her bike and 2 suitcases up a set of stairs, just another day.....
And don't forget to check out Carole's blog, she writes in more detail and has photos. http://caroletrekseast.blogspot.com/
Marilyn has been taking lots of photos and yes when she returns I will make sure they get quickly downloaded for all to view.
Will add more in a few days.
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