Relaxing through Day 20

For lunch, I ate at a local asian buffet. My fortune - work on improving your exercise routine......

This day off was great for recovery. Too a point, even knowing the issues that crop up (sunscreen, bug bites, sore throat), I probably don't fully appreciate the stresses I'm putting on my body. After my last post, I took a 5 hour "nap", woke up and did laundry at the local coin laundry place (Yay!) then went to lunch/dinner. As soon as I'd stuffed myself with food, immediately I was exhausted again. After I post this, I'll probably be going to sleep again to let my body work on healing and getting back a bit.

Garden City seems like a good spot to visit if you have a bit of free time. I've been very happy with my hotel (Wheatlands inn) and the locals are nice. When I was signing in, two different men came in wearing cowboy hats as well as boots with spurs on them. During lunch, at least two more men came in wearing cowboy hats.. I must be getting a bit more west! They apparently have a very nice free zoo, as well as a wide range of businesses and such.

The local place I mentioned that I stopped to eat in my last post was in Hanston, KS. While I was there, the owner mentioned a lady going through riding her horse and having a dog with her - apparently part of a long horseback trek she'd been doing!


I managed to find some spf 100 - a good thing as I'll be going up in elevation and sunscreen will become even more important. Food supplies are filled up, and I'll be ready to hit the road for a light, easy day tomorrow (planning to start late and ease back into the swing of things). The next stretch will see me back on US 50 over the La Junta, CO, then taking their local route 10 to Wallenburg. From there, it will be US 160 all the way into Arizona! That is, of course assuming I don't change up my route again! For now, more rest an relaxation. Safe travels!