A really hot day
Today was the hottest day of the trip without a doubt. You have probably been reading about the record high temperatures and things are forecast to get worse. We had to reroute this morning to avoid some unsafe highway conditions. It was a good call but it made the ride a little longer and we ended up finishing the ride near 100 miles at 4pm today. It was over 100 degrees and I’m sure it had to be 110 on the road if not more. The asphalt was melting on the road and sticking to our tires. Everyone stayed hydrated and we were all happy today. The gym where we are staying is nice and cool and everyone else is sleeping.
We are getting up early tomorrow and will be on the road at 6:30am. It is only a 65 mile day so I expect that we will probably be finished by 10am so we should be off the road before it gets too bad. We are supposed to be hanging out at a lake tomorrow so it should be much better.
Don’t worry about us. We were running low on water today but the crew will get more if we run out and everyone is staying smart and hydrated. It isn’t easy but we can handle the heat.
I’ll post pictures later. I’m trying to make sure that I get an entry in everyday and I am starting to post snapshots from my phone. I know that the pics aren’t all that great especially when the phone is in my back pocket and gets all sweaty. I can’t keep the lens clean but I figure that they are better than nothing.
We are about 2800 miles into the trip and we only have about 23 days left. It is really funny that when we look at pictures from the beginning of the trip it seems like so long ago. We have done and seen so many things in our six weeks together that it seems like we have been together forever and yet it also seems like the last six weeks have flown by. I’m sure that it will all be over too soon.
