Day 36 - Crossing Into Kanas (July 7th, 2024)
City To City: Hartsell - Tribune
Miles: 80
Miles Total: 2,319
Flats: 9
Henry woke up with a headache and a feeling of queasiness. My dad and I left for the next town and would wait for Henry once he felt better enough to ride. Once in the next town, Henry quickly caught up to us, feeling one hundred percent himself again.
We met another biker, and he left. We passed him shortly after.
Right before breaking for lunch, we saw an older woman sitting in the front passenger seat trying to wave us down and say a string of words that we couldn't hear. We debated whether to go back to see what the woman needed, and in the end, because so many people had generously helped us along the way, we headed back. The woman explained that she had a flat tire and she wasn't strong enough to get the screws off the tire. So, Henry and my dad took turns taking replacing the tire.
Once we were done, the woman asked us what she owed us. We replied that we were happy to do it and briefly explained that others had shown us generosity.
We got to Tribune and met another biker, Neil, who was also doing the Trans Am Trail. Neil wasn't going to stay in Tribune but was going to the next town. We told him we might see him somewhere. We headed for the pool and had cold, refreshing, free showers, at least for Henry and me. My dad put his hand under the shower water and howled. I was in the girl's shower, and I could hear my dad making a lot of noise! So, my dad decided to do a wipe down, and once we had showered, we went to a restaurant with decent-priced burgers and ice cream.
That night, after stretching our legs, we set our tent under a gazebo. Since it was going to storm, someone had to be in the tent at all times to make sure the tent didn't blow away! But we were under a shelter, so in the morning, we didn't have to pack up a wet tent.
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