Day 2

Yeah, so when I said I was excited for tomorrow, I was wrong.  My second day on the road was north winds around 20 knots.  I was traveling west so I fought the winds the whole way.  At the end of the day I do not remember the last time I was so physically tired.  Once I got in my tent I couldn't write I just slept. 

Once I woke up I only remembered bits and pieces of the day, the rest was looking down at the road waiting for the wind to quit on me.  What I do remember was being chased by two dogs 10 minutes apart within the first hour of the day.  I also remember looking up at the sun every now and then, wondering why my shadow was facing west.  "It has to be about 3 or 4pm" I thought.  "There is no way this makes sense.  Did I get turned around somewhere and backtrack?"  I was partially dehydrated and a bit delusional. Safe to say I am never doing that again.   Even though I swore I would only use my phone to call or text at night I decided to turn it on to check the time.  IT WAS 11:49am!  Not even the afternoon.  I had already eaten breakfast, a snack, as well as food the entire time.  I was still very hungry. 

After a few more hours of riding I arrived at a small town.  I found a general store so I decided to grab some food for the road.  It has been rare that I ride through a town with any kind of food so it is a must stop.  I asked the woman if there was a restaurant in town.  After three days of riding I now realize how dumb of a question that was.  She simply laughed and said "In this town? Try about 15 miles that way", and pointed to the west.  Well, At least I am going that way.  Before I left I bought a bag or Doritos, nacho cheese, a can of Pringels, and a muffin.  I sat down and ate the whole can of Pringels in about 5 minutes. 

The rest of my trip was pretty grueling.  Up hill, down hill, and back up hill, into the wind, perpendicular to the wind, but it could have been worse.  I met a bunch of great people and saw some amazing sights.  Bed time tho.  Ill talk about today, my third day next time I have internet.

Prost!