More Snow!

By this stage sitting beside the bonfire I had made I am feeling really sorry for myself.  I had had enough!  What was I doing?  This is stupid.  My ankle hurts.   Every negative thought you can think of.   The fire cheered me up a little - I grilled my cheese sandwich and I slowly started to feel better. I pretty much repacked my bike and I was there for quite a while - probably a good hour - just messing around - playing with stuff.   Finally I felt good enough to leave - and rode pretty well from then onwards.  It wav a fairly good rolling road and I made good time all the way through the rest of the day.  Then I came to the section where I got super lost last year - so I really concentrated and made my way through easily.  Then I realised we weren't actually riding the bit I got lost on after all!!  It was a different route!  
Had a good climb - a big one - up and up until I hit the snow.  I am so fed up of hiking through snow.  My bike's not light and its just way too much hard work!   So trudging uphill thinking I have to climb 200 maybe 400 feet in this.  This snow was different to the rest - more sunbaked.  But the hike went OK. On the way up I was caught by two other riders - one of them was also suffering from a swollen ankle so we were able to compare notes!   Over the top of the hike and the down was quite steep.  But at least it is a sunny day!  We got a bit lost at the top.  Then we were able to pick up speed - hopped on the bike at the end of the track and flew downhill.  Then the trail flattened out and I was able to ride well into Ovando feeling really good.   I pulled into the cafe I remembered from last year only to find it closed - but a helpful guy ran out and directed us to another place up the road.  It was a mini Tour Divide reunion.  Several guys who were cyclo touring round the US - two of them fellow Brits - and then 4 more riders arrived - everyone is talking about making it to Lincoln - about 40 miles away over Huckleberry Pass - a 5/6 hour trip.  So I am just eating and then getting ready to do just that!!