Amarillo to Dalhart to New Mexico

The ride to Dalhart, Texas was around 97 miles, and we were greeted with dense fog all morning on our way out of Amarillo. I volunteered to sweep again for Lauren, who was still recovering from a tumble on our ride in. I rode in the back all day with Stephanie Munro, a fellow South Floridian who is super passionate about coffee shops and animals.

We had two long fog delays in the morning, and had only traveled 10 miles by 9:30. Seeing as we were up at 4, we were nervous about making it to the host without the possibility of being vanned at the end of the day. Once we got rolling the ride was gorgeous with long descents, valleys, plateaus, and wind farms mixed into our trip along the historic Route 66. On a side note Sarah and Neil are back on the road after their accident, and we're all so happy to see them back on their bikes.

As a member of laundry crew this week, we went and did laundry after a nice taco  salad provided by the host and a frigid hose shower. Hose showers are the hidden gems of hygiene- both refreshing and liberating.

Today we had a really short 46 mile day with yet another fog delay. We crossed the 2,000 mile marker, entered into New Mexico and Mountain Pacific Time, and passed the halfway point at 2,041.5 miles. I rode with Josh and we talked a lot about what halfway meant. The first half has flown by and although there are so many things we are still looking forward to, we are quickly learning to appreciate every moment more and more. I wish I could put into words how fast everything moves here, I don't even want to nap because it's just lost time. I do promise to get letters out soon though, I have definitely slacked on that note!