Our tent has yet to be used- threats of Tornado and rain storms have meant we have sought indoor sleeping. Last night it was the Prairie Vista Motel- $45 a night- in Adalia, CO. Yesterday we completed 53 miles- with an average speed of 10.3 (yes, that headwind slows us down). After our early dinner, we were actually up for a dozen or so more miles, but the next town was 30 miles and we weren’t going to make that so we stayed put and enjoyed exploring the town- about 4 blocks by four blocks.
The town has a Latino population, about 30 folks.
Chatting with some of these newcomers, we learned they work in feed lots, on ranches and road construction. Interesting, Adalia, was the most thriving town since Bennett, CO.
We are not early on the road tourers so our 8:45 AM start this morning was unique, but given the rain last night and cold, clouds and wind, we figured, we had best hit the road.
A few miles into the ride the conversation went something like this.
“Jimmy, if this wind keeps up like this all day, I’m not sure I can make it.”
“Are you cold, love, I’ve got an extra shirt you can wear. We’re heading straight into the wind, so the next three miles will be brutal.”
“Well, I guess it could be worse- it’s not hailing or raining…. There’s not a super cell cloud 8 miles away….
“…And there’s not the threat of a monsoon.”
We made it across the KS border and reached the speed of 23 (the last two days we hadn’t cleared 15!- our top speed, 33 mph, was our second day coming down a hill).
The temperature has actually risen a bit and we descended and then ascended into the beautiful little valley of St. Francis, KS. We are at the Cheyenne County History Museum and will explore the town briefly after having lunch and then change course a bit, breaking away from Hwy. 36 and veering south on 27 to hopefully, for the first time have the wind at our backs.
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