Day 8 Pizza and Golf!

Got up early this morning and had a breakfast burrito at the supermarket. It was still dark when I left and I was finding it difficult to even keep my eyes open. Along a really nice flat bike path - but even so was really struggling after yesterday. Did about 10 miles and then stopped at a petrol station for coffee and a muffin and then carried on again practically falling asleep while riding! After another 10 miles I stopped again for coffee and hash browns and finally managed to get myself going a little bit! The path zig zagged back and forth until we got on to the highway and started one hell of a climb over the Teton Pass towards Jackson Hole. Finally reached the top and put all my clothes on as I was freezing - really think I must be ill today as I had all my clothes on and was still cold whereas other people seemed to be wearing a lot less quite comfortably. There was a good downhill though to a village with a bike shop where I bought myself some warmer socks! They were really nice in there - I needed some chain lube which they just gave to me which was really kind of them! Then I carried on to Jackson. My bum is really killing me - I got the saddle sores a few days ago when we hiked through the snow and have been suffering ever since! I have tried all sorts - even nappy rash cream. Today I decided to buy some hemorrhoid ointment - we used it in Africa and it seemed to be pretty good. So did that in Jackson and then went to McDonalds. For a long time I was umming and ahhing as to whether to stay in Jackson and find a hotel there but I decided that would just put me too far behind. Really took a lot to persuade myself to get back on the bike and continue but I finally did. I was really slow again - the bike path went alongside the highway with great views over the river and then it turned away from the major river to another as we started a very slow climb, traveling alongside the river the whole time. Sore throat, feeling sick, struggling to ride - what a state I am!! Finally after about 30 miles I reached the top - another very gradual downhill - couldn't get up any speed and had to pedal hard still. The scenery was great though - great plains as far as you could see dotted with a few meandering hills. Struggled through as best I could and managed 125 miles in the end. Found a hotel here and have just had pizza delivered - have just been watching the golf with Rory McIlroy and am ready to go to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a short day - about 85 miles which should give me a chance to have a good rest. Am trying to arrange things to avoid camping as I don't thinking will do my cold any good - it was literally 0 degrees earlier today. I am not going to set an alarm tonight - just let myself sleep and see when I wake up! Good night!!