I didn’t really want to ride 70 miles today, but I didn’t have a choice, because there was a 35 mile stretch with no place to sleep, or even get food and water. So I sucked it up and pushed into Kansas.
Because of the big gap between towns, I was a little worried about water, but a simple solution presented itself: I just added a couple bottles of water to my panniers. I will refill them whenever I am concerned three water bottles isn’t enough, and carry them empty when I am not. I really hate having things on my back, but had been considering getting a camelbak for long, hot stretches with no services.
It was windy, but the wind was almost always a sidewind. I got used to it, but passing trucks (from either direction) wreaked havoc on bike handling. I suspect I will get used to this by the time I am across the Great Plains!
