Miles 106
Total Miles 1,055
Yes, it turned out to be a century day. We had planned to stay in Hingham, but I got there first and waited for Brandon to get there. I probably waited 30 minutes or so and by that time and the wind direction, I thought I would be able to make another 35 miles. The wind didn’t stay with me for long and it took nearly 3 hours to do that last 35 miles. I was beat. I felt there would be more to do for Brandon in Havre was one of the reasons I thought I would do more and the other was I thought if the next day turned out well, I could shave a day off the trip. I guess that is yet to be seen.
Not a lot to report as far as scenery. It is pretty HO HUM. There are plenty of these small towns you go through with no apparent services like , Ethridge, Dunkirk, Galata, Lothair and on and on. It’s just pasture, dry land wheat and peas and sagebrush and hills. It did get pretty warm (85 or so), which is one reason I am feeling like that last mileage took it out of me.
I am tired of rumble strips. I know they must save lives, but for a cyclist, they are a pain in the neck. Even for a cyclist, if there is space to ride on the right, we like them for safety as well. Today, the space on the right side of the strip was covered in gravel and non-existent, so you had to ride on the left side, which puts you more in traffic. It was also hard to see the strips with the road cover and you would hit the strips with the bike and it would just shake the daylight out of you. Aaaagh. Many roads do have plenty of space on the right side, but today was just bad.
We are in Havre, MT. It is a pretty large city. About the size of Burley. We didn’t feel like cooking so went to a restaurant nearby and had shrimp, baked potato and salad. It was just what I needed. Need to get to bed. If possible, I want to ride 89 miles tomorrow. I’m not feeling like I can do it right now.
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