Believe it or not, it's been very cold during the night for the last week. My fingers were frozen this morning even though is was 43F. I rode the kilometer back to the main road with Christian, but we are heading opposite directions so said our goodbyes.
I stayed on the gravel road for 10 miles before cutting back over to the "tar" (paved) road. I was able to cruise along for quite awhile before the headwind picked up, but not nearly as bad as the last few days. It's part of why I have not cared about the rest days. Since the headwind has been such an issue, ever day I take off is a day closer to getting better riding conditions. And besides, I'm all about enjoying this journey and I have really enjoyed being on the river.
Not all rest breaks go quite as planned! All the trees and bushes around here have thorns. I got attacked when pulling over so just unbuckled my helmet and ducked out of it. To my amusement the branch/thorns suspended my helmet in mid air. Although it looks like it's resting on a branch, it's just dangling.
Because the owners from the previous lodge gave me this referral and had some history with these owners, I got a good deal on this little, and I do mean little room. Works for me. I'm out of the cold.
