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| This flag was brand new this morning. |
Today was a WINDY day. Riding in the wind isn’t a whole lot of fun. When you’re riding in less than ideal conditions (cold, rain, wind, etc.) you need to be ready for anything so you are in very “collected” position the whole time. Not able to stretch out by moving your feet around or put the cruise control on and steer with one hand. Today, having a fairing that is attached to the frame instead of the forks of the bike is huge. Still, it’s tough and I was having a hard time with it. I had a route planned out that would take me up in to Minnesota but that would have added 100 miles and I knew with all this wind, I would be lucky to make it to Kansas City. At one point I was getting really tired and ready to just pull over and call it a day – pick a hotel and end this. Before I could find a hotel I pulled over at a rest stop. I spent 20 minutes shadin up in the grass under a nice tree and actually got a little nap. When I got up I was a new man – ready to go; even though it meant rolling into Kansas City at 4:30 and the anticipated traffic jams.
Much to my surprise the traffic was almost not a factor until the last couple miles. When you go to Kansas City you have to have the Ribs & this place was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. When I go to a new town I check Google to see if there is a DDD restaurant there. I’ve eaten at several and although they weren’t all awesome, none of them have been bad. The food here was good and the beer cold and refreshing. It was only 6 miles down the road to the hotel and the end to a nightmare day.
My Ram Mount for my GPS broke today. I was quite lucky on the timing because it happened at a gas station. I just looked over at it and it broke in half. Had that happened on the road I doubt that the power cord would have been able to hold the weight of the GPS and the cradle it sits in. Dang!! I was just at J&P Cycles in Iowa too, I could have gotten a replacement there. So, now I’m using the arm from my drink holder, maybe I can find a place that sells RAM products along the way. Tomorrow I’ll be heading down to Oklahoma and Arkansas.