Today was a pretty boring day so I’ll keep it short.
I slowly packed up camp and took a nice shower in the facilities provided by the campground.
On my way out of town I decided to go to the bathroom one more time so I rode across the bridge to the campground building and promptly impaled my rear tire on a rusty nail. My first bike problem of the trip. It took a while to get that fixed, being my first flat, so I didn’t hit the road until 12:30.
Then I just rode and rode, stopping in a town for a lunch (two lunches actually – I’ve been making a habit of eating twice as much as normal).
I passed by a lot of towns that were not as accommodating of cyclists so I never stopped for dinner. I eventually came across a free campground and set up camp and ate a dinner of protein drinks, peanut butter and crackers, and clif bars.
Today’s mileage: 71 miles
Total: 313 miles
I like the eating double lunches plan 🙂 How is the bike balance with all your packs full now that you’ve almost got a full week of riding?
I’m getting better at balancing in general, being able to ride with one hand on the bars and standing up. The gear on the bike doesn’t make too much difference though, I am careful to make sure both sides have about the same weight.