Day 33: Steak For The 1st Time

Picture: Another day another sunrise



Picture: Good morning Kansas

It was a beautiful morning as we started another day with the sun rising over the horizon. Today we headed to Garden City, a 102 mile ride that would finally take us into the state of Kansas. The ride today went well accept for the couple of flats that plagued a few guys. I had many tire problems myself and had to really push it today to make rack point because of the two flats I got on the road. We have been going for quite a few days without a break and my legs were feeling especially tired today. After crossing the border we were assured we were in fact in Kansas by the smell and how flat it was. One thing that was really nice were the roads, the shoulders are excellent and well kept.

Picture: Cody, Me, Nathan, Joel...the 3rd paceline of the day

After a road side lunch put on by our crew chief we fought the winds coming from the south-east as we headed straight east to Garden City. Without a cloud in the sky it proved to be another warm one on the open road. We finally made it and had a quick stage up to where we then double paced into a pool. This pool was apparently one of the largest “free” public pool in the state, it had three water slides and a huge stretch of open pool area. Arriving at the pool was a nice way to cool off after a long hot ride, all the people there cheered and welcomed us.

Picture: Arrival formation


After everyone had their fun in the pool we headed to lodging, tonight we are staying in the Comfort Suites which is a definite treat. Dinner was sponsored by the The Corral, a popular all you can eat restaurant which shows up quite a bit in these Midwestern states. Here I had my first steak of the trip followed by 3 other plates of a variety of foods, I love buffets!



That evening a few us went out to Applebee’s for a few beers before heading to bed at about 11PM. The next day we will be heading to Dodge City, it will be good to get a taste for Western Kansas and see if it’s really as flat as they say it is.

Picture: Thats a BIG pool