Wind!

We had another very windy day and rode 116 miles to Mexican Hat, Utah.  We battled 30 mph crosswinds as we gradually climbed 4,500 feet.  However, the last third was straight down wind, which made the bikes faster and easier to control.  I'm glad we left Tuba City early.  They had a forecast of 50 mph wind gusts.  We also had miles and miles of rumble strip, which was often put right down the middle of the shoulder, forcing us to thump-thump across it and play chicken with traffic.  We rode in a Regan Pace Line, which means riders in the front point out glass and changes in the rumble strip, while the riders in the back steal peeks over shoulders: 'Trust, but verify.'

I had another poor night of sleep, with a sudden wake up at 12:00; we turn in by 9:00 and wake at 5:30.  I'm tired, but probably a bit stressed.  My weight is down 10 pounds from the start and I seem to inhale supper.

Monument Valley wad really beautiful, although we fought high winds and dust storms.

Dinner was at the Swinging Steak, which was awsesone.  Really good!

We passed some wild horses, see photo.