Water park day

Today was kind of a mix of emotions day, I hit some low and high
points. The day started off really bad. Cindy got an overnight flat so
"team riding dirty" got started a little late (that's what Jackie and
cindy call ourselves...and Gabe our HDR, honorary dirty rider). With
about 7 miles in I saw a dog get hit by a car. It was very upsetting.
The driver drove off, so we had to stop and tell the owner. It has
been really hard to get the image out of my head, especially everytime
a dog chases us.

Things got a lot better as the day went on. The next road we turned on
was beautiful and barely any cars. We then got back on to US-60 with
some intense head/side winds. When I got to the 40 mile mark I was
exhausted, but there was good news ahead. At our first lunch stop we
were told that there was a water park around mile 75, and since we
were riding with one of the leaders we got to take a short cut there
that cut out 15 miles. It was something that I really needed today.
For some reason I just felt lethargic the whole day. Anyways so we
took 60 all the way down till the water park and hung out there for
about an hour and a half before heading out to our host site. Despite
the fact that it was the smallest water park I have ever been too, it
was a ton of fun. Oh and right before we got there we saw a group of
prarie dogs, and I saw a tarantula crossing the road.

Today was our first of eight straight riding days, ending with the
infamous 124 mile day. Jackie and I joked today that it's like a
Jewish holiday. We should get presents at the end of each ride, and
have a giant feast after the 124 day. Well that's all for now. My body
is in pain, only not from soar muscles, but from all the cuts and
bruises from falling the other day. They just won't go away.