July 7
Yesterday was a rough day.
Actually for me it started on Friday night. We were camping in a City Park again. The park was nice, a lot of new, interesting
play equipment for the kids. But I seem
to feel somewhat exposed in the city parks.
The wind once again started about 4:00 and did not let up until about
3:00 am. We were camped by an air
handling unit that was constantly running.
The cicadas were singing in very loud chorus most of the night. And then there were the, I suppose they were
young men who had a few too many drinks, hanging out in the park from about
midnight until 4:00. I did not get any
sleep that night. JJJ got up at 5:00
(they all slept well). I decided that I
did not want to hang around by myself so I also got up and hit the road. Did some grocery shopping and proceeded to
our destination for the night – a rest area that allowed camping. (I miss the RV parks but there are none out
here. – not exactly a tourist attraction around here.) When everyone arrived about 1:00 they decided
to push on another 40 miles.
The day was hot and windy to begin with but as it wore on
both the heat and wind increased. I went
on to the town on Learnd. Checking out
the local ‘once was’ campground I decided that even we wouldn’t stay there. So once again the only option was the city
park. I managed to find it and then the
police station where we had to get permission to camp there and to sign in. The park is great. Ball fields, play equipment, fountains, a
duck pond and even a swimming pool with showers which are free to bikers. I decided to retrace my steps and check on
the boys. Wind and heat and bikes are
not a good combination. I found them in
need of water and working hard. After
filling their water bottles I decided that I had time for a local tourist
attraction, Fort Learnd. Not much there
but it gave me something to do besides wait on the crazies.
After that I went back to the park and
decided to take my free shower. Just
ready to step in to the delightful water when Jack called and said they needed
more water. My delightful shower lasted
about 90 seconds. Duty called. When I found them they were beat from the
heat and wind!! I offered them a ride
but they are Von Handorfs. Jerry usually
trails behind a few miles at his own pace.
He too was whipped but refused a ride.
So one more water bottle filling contact with them before they arrived
at the city park. Jack and Jeff made use
of the pool while we waited for Jerry.
Total mileage = 121 miles.
Add in the heat of upper 90s and the constant wind and you’ll get an
idea of just how crazy they are.
We decided on Pizza for supper since we all were too tired
to think about cooking. I’m not going to
mention the oh so slow and sloppy service we got at the Pizza Hut here in town. Not a good way to end the day! I was grumpy with the pizza hut ladies!
I think we all slept will last evening. However, here in the park they shut off the
water to the bathrooms at night….? But
gladly, that did not pose too much of a problem.
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