We were all thrilled that we only had to ride 40 miles today – thinking this should be an easy day! So off I rode with my little group. Since had all this extra time today we stopped for breakfast. The waitress told us the bridge was out on Rte 66 about 3 miles down the road – but it was possible to lift your bike over the barriers and continue on. We had heard a similar thing from the leader the night before. So, after our leisurely breakfast we headed down the road. Sure enough the bridge was closed so we started to offload the bikes so we could lift them over the railing. We crossed the bridge and did it all again on the other side. It took a fair bit of time. It was hot and humid!! And there were many more hills between us and camp.
I have come to the conclusion that no matter how many miles we have to ride we leave camp between 8 and 8:30 every morning and we will arrive at camp around 4 pm. Something always seems to happen.
Hence, no day is an easy day until it’s over.