After getting the tyres fixed in Pueblo we had breakfast and drove back to Walsenburg to continue from where we had finished yesterday! Cycled straight into a headwind - still a little bit hilly -although we were now in the Colorado Plains so more rolling hills than anything else. It gradually got flatter! We had lunch in Rocky Ford - a little off route - and then set off again heading north. As I cycled I could see a big thunderstorm brewing to the west of me - looked rather dark and threatening - a bit scary. So I pedaled as fast as I could as I knew I would need to turn to the east pretty soon and that seemed to be also where the storm was headed. I made the turn and the storm kicked up right behind me - it was brilliant -so much fun - storm surfing! I was going about 25 -35 mph along the road with the storm right behind me pushing me along! Absolutely flying alongside the deserted Pacific Coast railway tracks - empty train cars lining the side! Whenever the road turned of course I would get the side wind which blew me and the bike all over the place! There was nobody else on the road and Dean stayed close by the whole time - he would catch up have a chat, then go ahead till we swapped again!
We eventually made it to Haswell which turned out to be a ghost town - couldn't even find a witness! We stayed in the van in the centre of town!
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