Today can be summed up in one word. Ouch.
Sunday evening, I spent many hours resting and relaxing after the Half Ironman. No matter, when Monday morning came, I was stiff and sore (not surprising). I felt good enough to continue on the cross country journey so we began around the middle of the day.
In anticipation of my post-race discomfort, we only hoped to cover ~40 miles today. Of course, all of these miles were into the wind.
My legs felt like bricks, so my riding was slow and my breaks were often.
It was quite funny that my speed on Monday was almost half my speed on Sunday. We rode down the same road, and crossed the same bridge. Of course, I didn't get the chance to stop and take a picture yesterday.
We pulled into a town called Freeport later in the afternoon. We stopped for dinner at a Subway. It was a surreal experience, and probably the slowest service I've ever received at a 'fast food' restaurant. I still can't tell if it was the employees or the 4 people ordering in front of us. Probably a little of both.
The campsite we were planning to stay at was another 6 or 7 miles away, but within a mile of riding, we passed a former carnival. They had a number of RV's and tents set up, and the rides and games were packed up next to them. We pulled in and asked if we could set up camp next to them.
They said sure, and we chatted about the carnival a bit. They travel each week to a new town, and set up on Tuesday/Wednesday. The carnival will be active for Thursday to Sunday, and then they pack up on Monday. Nice people. The carnival life seems interesting, that's for sure.
Day 41 - 44.25 Miles
Trip to Date - 2155.98 miles (Half IM Bike included)
Coast to Coast - 1153.53 miles (Half IM Bike excluded)
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