And good riddance. I had high winds all day, and the direction was from the northeast, so it was part headwind, and part crosswind. I got my worst gas mileage of the trip at 53 mpg. Normally I get high 50's to low 60's. It's tough riding all day in wind like that. You can't relax because your being pushed all over the place, and it's also noisy. I didn't listen to the Ipod at all today. The good news is that although it was warm, it wasn't hot and the bike ran fine all day. I did have an equipment problem, though. The zipper on my jacket broke just as I was reaching my destination for the day (Nevada, MO). I really need that jacket to fit snugly and not be flapping around open in the wind. Maybe I'll stop somewhere and buy some duct tape and try taping it closed. I feel like one of those WWII bomber pilots coming in from a mission with systems failing and parts falling off.
Not many picture taking opportunities today. I did have to turn around and go back to take the following pictures. I don't know what it all means, but there was a lot of it.
I did get a motel with really high-speed Internet and I got that video downloaded from my ride with Bill Boeck yesterday. I let the camera run for 7 minutes and this is the whole video. It is best towards the end. I didn't know my working title was going to be permanently attached to the video. Choose to watch it on YouTube and then go to full screen.
full screen, laptop and my head was tilting with each turn. Nice colors.
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