Total: 1003 miles
This morning the storm warnings delayed our departure from Kountze, Texas. During breakfast we watched a storm roll through and decided to wait until the sky cleared. The roads were clear and smooth with a wide shoulder most of the way to Conroe, Texas.As with any journey, there are bumps in the road. Actually, several bumps today. First, the storm rolled through and left behind the winds from Saturn. I'm sure you'll remember that Saturn was the mythical god that devoured his young. I'm not sure he devoured us, but he took a serious bite out of Bill's quad muscle. We limped along for 77 miles at a little under 13 mph. As for the second bump, it hurt! We had 15 to 20 mph head winds allllllll day! Finally, the last bump was when I added another flat to my collection. Tomorrow we are planning for an earlier start in hopes of avoiding some of the head winds.
The old sons of Saturn still cruisin!
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Flats and headwinds. Going from East to West accounts for the headwinds. I suspect that is why one hardly ever sees a commercial, supported bike ride across the USA that begins on the east coast and ends on the west coast. Those folks know which way the wind blows.
ReplyDeleteYou should offer some prayers to Aeolus; he is the god of the four winds. With the proper offering from you, maybe he would let that west wind relent! But struggling against the gods, you need to remember, was a trait of the mythic heroes, and so if your "Homer" is to have a tale worth telling, then you will have to suffer mightily at the hands and whims of the gods. That just the way it is.
As for the flats, you do seem to have more than your share.
And the achilles problem, one of those Homeric heroes, Achilles, was invulnerable with the exception of his heel. So you are just sharing some Homeric hero traits.
Ride on into the winds and bless Aeolus.