Newton, Kansas, to Eureka, Kansas -- 74 miles

When the alarm went off at 5 am, we could hear heavy rain coming down, so we rolled over and went back to sleep! When we woke at 8 am, the rain had stopped, so we decided to get on the road. We started biking at 8:45 am. Lenny’s front tire was low on air; we stopped for him to fill it up. It was overcast and breezy – much more comfortable for biking. Lenny hit his fender with his foot; the fender caught on the moving tire and and bent completely in half. Fortunately, the fender is made of a flexible and durable type of plastic, so it popped back into shape when he took the tire off. 

We stopped in Cassoday – “The Prairie Chicken Capital of the World” – to fill our water bottles and have a Pepsi. We didn’t ask where the prairie chickens were. As we were heading out of town, two young children waved and yelled “Hi!” then “Goodbye!” to us. We were heading south for about 18 miles, and there was less wind, but when we turned east at Rosalia, the headwinds hit us full force. We were exhausted when we finally reached Eureka at 5:30 pm. We stayed at the Carriage House Motel – the proprietor was very jovial and gave us a biker discount. We bought groceries, then had awesome fajitas at The Paddock Restaurant.