Day 30 July 29 Fort Morgan to Wray Sea to Sea 08
Stats for today
Distance 87.43 miles
Time in saddle 6.02 hours left at 640 arrived in camp 245. Hank arrived at 415
Ascent 1090
Current elevation 3539
Temperature 96
Again we started out early. Joan and I initially started out together, but quickly caught up to Bob and Lisa Brouwer and Leanne Geisterfer. We ended up riding with them all day, for which we were very thankful. We had some winds all day, but especially the last 27 miles when we rotated through the pace line every half-mile. Bob would call out every half mile to switch the lead.
Today the scenery was a little more diverse in that we saw flat sage land, grain fields; large cattle feed lots and past through 4 villages. We noticed the corn crop was suffering. Patches of corn were dead, while others were wilting. We also noticed that the grain crop was not very good. It was very thin with small heads of grain on the stalks. A local mentioned to us that they had had a terrible hailstorm that affected the crop.
We stopped in Akron at a very quaint coffee shop. Joan got a chance to really mix with the locals and to tell the Sea-to-Sea story.
In Akron the local press interviewed Bob and Lisa Brouwer. This was another opportunity for us to share what God is doing and to encourage people to get engaged in making a difference in their local community.
When we arrived in camp today, we had a chance to go to the local pool for a swim and showers. As the showers were cold, I opted for the swim. It was delightful, relaxing and refreshing. They had large water slides, which we all enjoyed. I told Ed that it would be really nice if we could swim in this kind of pool after every ride. Having a swim after a hot long ride invigorates and refreshes.
George, Ann, Marti and Leanne enjoying the pool
It seems all the new people who started yesterday are having a better day and have completed today’s ride. Yesterday, a number of new people were over come with the heat, and were not use to eating and drinking every time you stop.
Tomorrow we heard the temperature is going to be 104 degrees. We are planning to get out at 615. We will also lose an hour as we are going into Nebraska and Central time. Please pray for wind on our backs so everyone can get in early to beat the heat.
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