Friday 6 May 2011

Blowin' In The Wind...Day 12...Dalhart to Liberal, KS...Thurs 05/05/11

Well, we were told that the winds would blowing from the N.N.E., and that our track would be N.E., so you can work the rest out...

We were away just at sunrise...a tad fresh into the wind...


As we worked our way out of Texas and into Oklahoma there were plenty of these grain silos to feed the cattle...


Fastest in the West meets the slowest...in Conlen.


It was good to see that a few of us formed groups (pacelines as The Colonials have it, ahem) to share the workload and take turns at the front.
From the left...Lasse, Craig, Anthony and me.


And no, there wasn't any ropey attempts at singing like Howard Keel, mercifully.
From the left...Ed, Anthony, Craig, Lasse and me. Second state of the day!


That lasted in various guises until lunch at 70 miles when the fast guys did their own thing i.e. we couldn't stick their pace anymore.
From then on I was solo until the end. Joy. I couldn't honestly say that I enjoyed today but there was a sense of some satisfaction in having done it, and in a reasonable time, all things considered.

Lonnie's big hit...


Mile 91 brings through the town of...you can do your own gags.


And finally into our third state. Still blowing a hooley.


Post-ride steaks (yeah, the ambivalence lasted a whole day) all round.
From the left...Mark, me, Lasse, Anthony, Jay, Clay, Chris and Steve. Shock and horror when we ordered beers and the waitress said that they didn't have a licence. Food was top-notch though!


Being Kansas they go a bundle on 'The Wizard Of Oz'. Oh dear, and goodbye...


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