Canada to Mexico, Day 5:
We
rode 30 miles to Raymond (230 total). We wanted to go more, but as you can tell
from the picture earlier, it was a very trying day! It poured all night, so
everything was wet when we were packing everything up. Then it just poured all
day. Plus, there was a severe headwind, so that was a lovely combination! I'm
getting used to the traffic and hills (I can't even feel my legs anymore
anyway), but the weather is just zapping our spirits! We finally decided to get
a hotel so we can regroup, dry our stuff out, and get a mental break. A couple
of quotes for our day: "Hang in there!" and "All rain and no sun
makes Tanya a crabby girl" (a little twist of a famous line from Jack
Nicholson in "The Shining.")So the bad news for today is that it
poured on us all day. The good news is that Riley has been such a trooper! He's
riding really well, not complaining, and keeps telling me, "Tomorrow will
be better!" Summary of the day: Washington, wind, and rain are bad;
Hotels, wine, people cheering us on, and an encouraging son are good! Again,
you guys are rock star cheerleaders, which definitely helps our spirits! Thank
you! I'm going to post a couple of more comments about some questions people
have asked, so stay tuned.
Waiting out the rain
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