Day 10 struggled to get going.. seems to be a common theme. So rode to Riverside (where I had really wanted to get to last night) and found the promised cafe for breakfast. It was a reall cool place. The manager, an old guy, was sat at a table in the middle of the room meeting with his friends. One was the BLM Land Manager and the other a Ranch guy. Just amused me that these guys all met up for a coffee and a chat every morning before going off to work. Really cool. So I sat and listened to them chatting for a while.
Eventually got back out there. There was a lot of strong head wind around, which did change direction every now and then. Scenery was beautiful and I started clocking up some miles. Felt really good crossing the border into Colorado. Barren open road - felt like the middle of nowhere.
had I mentioned my left hand stopped working a few days ago. No strength in it - not even able to do up my zip. Well I figured out why - its because I scrunch my hand as I hold my bars. So I have been trying to do a lot of hand exercises - just opening and closing - feeling a lot better now. Maybe I dont need to go find a doctor to see if my hand is going to fall off after all!
Shame was I rode really strongly up a long hill and was really looking forward to the descent. However a very strong headwind ruined that! Very depressing when you have a giant downhill and the wind stops the drama of it.
Met mum and dad in Kremmling which was awesome. Also managed to get my bike tuned and some air in my wheels there. Felt really good when I left Kremmling with big plans for the next few hours of cycling. I had been warned about the roadworks (road completely dug up) just a mile or so down the road by some bikers I had met earlier. Ridiculous piece of road - what had they done? Just gravel at best - at worst like sand and impossible to move. Stupid. Rode round the lake after the roadworks which was really pretty and I felt good. However I was expecting a 31 mile ride to Silverthorne but obviously my numbers were wrong. After the lake I pulled into a really strong headwind which along with the extra 15 miles just killed me. I was really bummed as i had hoped to reach at least Breckenridge and maybe even Fairplay. But I was dead so decided to get a hotel room. the thought of an Arby's cheered me up - closed. Mc Donalds then - closed. Burger King? Thats right - everywhere seems to close at 10pm here.Weird - its just off the I70 - I've been to tiny towns where they stay open later. Domino's Pizza delivered to my hotel room instead!!
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