It is hard to believe we were in scorching desert our first week. This morning we got up to 44 deg temps, rain, and 15 mph headwinds. Most folks didn't have winter cloths or rain gear, so it was lots of layers. I had on arm and leg warmers, two jerseys and two jackets. Terry loaned me a pair of winter gloves. We also had shower caps over our helmets...quite a sight.
What an awful morning! A group of struggled through Gallup in the rain at 11 mph, and I got a flat before we left town. What a start. The rain stopped after an hour and the wind swung to the side, so that helped a bunch. After two hours we were getting a quartering 30 mph tail wind. It was a life saver. We arrived in town windblown and covered in dirt.
Conditions were so bad that a hand full of folks decided to shuttle in. At dinner tonight, Joc a doctor from Guatemala, said he looked at the faces of the bikers as he being driven out of town and he said all he saw was anguish, and he knew he made the right decision.
What an awful morning! A group of struggled through Gallup in the rain at 11 mph, and I got a flat before we left town. What a start. The rain stopped after an hour and the wind swung to the side, so that helped a bunch. After two hours we were getting a quartering 30 mph tail wind. It was a life saver. We arrived in town windblown and covered in dirt.
Conditions were so bad that a hand full of folks decided to shuttle in. At dinner tonight, Joc a doctor from Guatemala, said he looked at the faces of the bikers as he being driven out of town and he said all he saw was anguish, and he knew he made the right decision.
Frank from Salt Lake, one of guys I was riding with yesterday, decided to walk his bike over a cattle guard instead of riding when we stopped at a SAG. His foot slipped and he fell through, hurting his knee. He shrugged it off and we rode on for several hours. Last night his knee locked up and he couldn't ride today. The good news is that he has five doctors tending to him, but he doesn't know when he will be able to ride, and is disappointed.
Tomorrow we are off to Albuquerque, where the forecast is afternoon showers.
Stats: 68 miles, 1500' climbing, 16 mph avg speed, temps 44 - 70 deg, 15 - 30 mph head/ crossing tail winds, early rain. Flat number 3.
Tomorrow we are off to Albuquerque, where the forecast is afternoon showers.
Stats: 68 miles, 1500' climbing, 16 mph avg speed, temps 44 - 70 deg, 15 - 30 mph head/ crossing tail winds, early rain. Flat number 3.
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Wow! I am so sorry for your friend. What a disappointment. Keep safe!! You are amazing, never givign up!!
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