El Dorado - Newton
44 miles
3 hours and 42 minutes in the saddle
21.4 mph max speed
11.7 mph average speed
We left El Dorado heading north on a smooth, very flat Kansas road with strong tail winds. Our average speed was around 17 mph. It was great cycling! After about 20 miles of cycling bliss we turned west and hit strong winds and a bumpy road. It slowed us down to what seemed like walking pace.
Before leaving El Dorado we had arranged to hire a car for 3 days, that we would pick up from Newton Airport. We reached Newton Airport which seemed to be located in a field. The waiting area had 8 seats, two of which were occupied by the resident airport cats.
We got our dirty bikes into the car (which had cream interior!) and left only one permanent chain mark in the back. It was good to leave a TransAm tattoo on the car, similar to the ones that we seem to have most days on our calves. Especially Mette is a pro at greasy chain tattoos. We headed south with Dallas as our destination. After 4 hours of driving on the wrong side of the road (according to Stephen) we hit Norman, just south of Oklahoma City and stopped for the night.
It was strange being in a big city after spending most of our time so far in small town America.
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