Ok so after 2 days of head winds we were all hoping for a nice riding day heading out of town.
While having our free Continental breakfast at the campground the weather channel was on the TV & they gave us a strong wind warning for the area - SW - just the direction we were heading - perfect!
After saying our good byes to Kathy, Abie & Lincoln the dog we headed out of town & started a very nice gradual climb up Zuni Canyon, seeing lots of Tarantula spiders on the road - it is mating season for the spiders so the boys are out & about trying to find themselves a lady friend to mate with, trying not to get themselves run over by cars….
About 15mins into the ride the wind came up & boy did it blow - for the next 70km to the campground we were biking into incredibly strong gusty head winds, the roads were very sandy & dusty & the wind was kicking up dust storms right into our faces, it was not pleasant riding at all! At 1 stage during the day a tree managed to blow over onto the track right in front of Jo which gave her an incredible fright.
We were covered in dust from head to toe, every nook & cranny had dust & every time you bit your teeth together you could just feel grit grinding against your teeth!
The last 2km of the day ride to the designated campsite we turned & managed to get a tail wind & we did not need to pedal the entire 2km - that was great.
Sue & Bruce were already at the campsite & had a cold beer waiting for us on arrival which was much appreciated.
We camped at a trailhead for the night & the wind kept blowing just constantly blowing dust storms up & making it extremely hard to cook tea & not to mention eating it!
We all retired early as it had been a very long hard day,
I hope tomorrow is nicer to us… PIE TOWN HERE WE COME….
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4 comments:
sounds not fun at all. Wish you tail wind tomorrow. Enjoy pie town.
Good luck
Dany
Pie Town my sort of place, just back from 4 days at Lake Clearwater, MTB, Hunting things and a bit of walking, got snowed on and soaked in the rain while out walking - great NZ weather - 4 seasons in one day.
Have a pie for me
Simon
Hi,
Your postcard arrived last week. I thought it was so nice that you had sent a special card to just me and Variny, but I didn’t get it….Variny had to point out the ears. We then erupted into loud uncontrollable laughter at Variny’s desk which in an open plan office lead to a series of wee heads popping up over the dividing walls. Too funny. It’s pinned up by Varinys desk. Loving the blog. See you soon.
Hugs
Megan
Hey guys sounds like you have been having a blast!! haha :-)
We are really enjoying reading about your adventures, can't wait for the photo and beer night upon your return
Kay and Dan McD
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