Seventy-six miles to Eureka, nineteen of which was into the wind. The hills started gradually yesterday and came into full bloom today. No serious climbs just up and down all day with miles of green grass and intermittent trees. The temperature climbed into the high nineties and became insufferable during the last fifteen miles to Eureka. I drank over seven liters of water. In Eureka, a woman (Robyn Harvey) offers her entire house to cyclists, loads the frig with food, cooks dinner for us...truly amazing. I have been coming across these type of people my entire trip. Are you listening New England?
The Newton Bike Shop washed and cleaned my bike. They installed aero bars onto my existing bars. They extend forward about a foot slopping up at a thirty degree angle. My forearms rest on pads and my hands hold the end of the bars. It solves the hand numbing problem and enables me to lift myself off the seat to rest the sit bone. I just tweaked the bars to allow for more clearance for lower bar hand positions.
Another hot day tomorrow is forecast so I am aiming for a 6:15am departure. Chanute is sixty miles away. Arriving before the blow torch afternoon begins would be nice.
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