Day 12
Day 12: Shroud, OK to OK City, OK - 67 miles, 3,041 feet elevation
This has been the nicest hotel on my trip. I haven’t really talked much about this, since hotels and restaurants really seem like the least interesting part of the trip. Well, except for the one hotel which was covered in mold! Yuck! But, this room is like a palace but more importantly, I don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t want to ride my bike. I just want to roll over and sleep for a week. But check out my tan line!
The wind is supposed to be pretty crazy today. The forecast is for 17-20mph headwinds. At least its not hot, only 92F! I sense my ride is coming to an end, or that it should since I am running low on tooth paste.
The wind and the hills cumulatively destroyed my will to ride. It took me nearly 7 hours to go 65 miles and that’s after I stopped my watch while I took an hour nap in a shady clearing on the side of the road. My will is being tested. Theoretically I could take a rest day, but I’ll be done in 4 days. Its hard not to keep up the momentum.
