Distance 40.2
Total Distance 427.7
Well, to put it in Lyle’s words, I wimped out. ☺
I knew Friday night that things were not going to be good and they weren’t. The
wind was blowing 18 mph from the southeast at 7:00 in the morning. I got up and got breakfast and all and
decided I would give it a try. I told
Lyle when he got things ready and left to make sure he stopped when he passed
me to see if I would change my mind on how I would do the day. I was probably
about 10 miles down the road when he passed doing my best and getting 5 mph out
of the bike. The wind was getting worst
and it wasn’t hard for me to make up my mind. I was supposed to only have a 40
mile day today but the remaining 30 miles at 5 mph was not something that I
wanted to even attempt. Lyle hauled me
to Gackle, the City we were to end in and I rode the opposite direction. I guess that is the benefit of having the
motorhome.
We checked out the campground in Gackle and it was not
attractive at all and didn’t have any facilities, so we decided that I would
just ride back to Napolean and we would spend two more nights there as Sunday
was a scheduled day off. That is what we
did and it was a great ride back. There
was a portion of the road on the way back that I had to head South and it was
crazy how hard it was to stay on the road.
Especially when a vehicle was passing and I needed to get over. Heading West, there were times I was already
going 25mph and I could still feel the wind at my back pushing me. I would never have made it going the other
direction and Sunday we are supposed to have these winds back again.
We got back to Napolean and had a lazy afternoon. The campground here is quite full and is
right next to the City pool. I think
everyone was here to enjoy the pool and the weekend, but because of the
weather, they didn’t open it. Some
pretty disappointed families. We watched
a movie tonight about Teflon. Lyle
brought a bag full of movies, so we will never run out of something to
watch. Ate dinner at the diner
again. I had a small pepperoni
pizza. It was good.
Today is Sunday and I feel a little lost with no riding
and not a whole lot to do. I studied the
Sunday School lesson this morning, which was nice, but can only do that for so
long as well.
We had quite the storm move over us in the middle of the
night. It was raining, blowing and
giving quite the light show. It didn’t last
long, but was fun to watch. There are tree branches all over the place today
from the wind. The wind is not blowing
as hard as yesterday, which is good.
Not much to write since we are doing nothing. I do have a Zoom meeting with my Sunday
School class pretty quick, so I need to get ready for that. My body is enjoying a no bike day and tomorrow
winds are supposed to be back from the west.
It has been a lazy day.
I guess that is what it was supposed to be. There is not much to do in this town, so
spent it reading and watching a Survivor episode. Lyle and I went to the restaurant in town and
got us a burger and shake this evening and making preparations for tomorrow.
These threshing machines are the Dinosaurs. Trip Advisor has this sight as the #1 Napolean attraction. 🙄
They are actually kind of cool.
I always like old houses out in the middle of nowhere. I just wonder who lived there and what type of a dream they were after.
There are actually a lot of small lakes in this area. It looks like they can get high enough to cover the road in areas like this. The asphalt just ends and you cross this dirt roadway. Look at the waves from the wind.
An unharvested field of corn. I wonder if it can still be harvested and how long they can do it.
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