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When we woke up in Bazine we got to meet our hosts Elaine & Dan. They were really nice and treated us to some breakfast. Due to our nice visit with Elaine & Dan, and some flat tire trouble we ended up not really getting going until well after 10. We figure we’d probably make it a short day and ride a little over 50 miles to Larned. The wind was kicking up extra strong as well, futher encouragment for us to keep our goal modest.

About 15 miles into our ride we crossed paths with another set of transamers heading West. We exchanged experiences and information for a few minutes then continued our ride. Hopefully they don’t hit much bad weather going through the Rockies as the window for making a temperate crossing is starting to close.

About halfway through our days ride our route called for us to switch roads and head directly South for about 20 miles. The next 20 miles were a battle, heading directly into the 25-30 mph winds coming from the South. Our short modest ride suddenly became a struggle.

Of course we eventually made it to Larned and were greeted to the ever present odor of cow manure. By the time we made it out too dinner around 8:30, we were too late to eat at the nearby Mexican resturaunt and had to settle for Wendy’s. Next time we won’t waste time before securing our dinner.