Saturday 26 May - Breakfast, but not as we know it

Dighton - Tribune, Kansas

73 miles
5 hours and 11 minutes in the saddle
19.9 mph max speed
14.1 mph average speed

Another very flat day of cycling, which is evident from the little difference between average speed and max speed. This morning we left our dingy hotel in Dighton after enjoying a breakfast of Fig Newtons and oat and raisin cookies. Not healthy, but at least it was a bit of energy to get us started. We headed for Scott City, knowing that we could get a more substantial breakfast at the local greasy spoon. We were not wrong. Enjoying omelette, hash browns, toast and the largest cinnamon roll the world has ever seen. We stuffed our faces.

In Scott City we met a local cyclist who told us he was mainly into mountain biking. Mountain biking in Kansas??? He thought we were "animals" to have done 25 miles by 9am.

Since leaving Great Bend we have been climbing steadily, although the roads feel completely flat we have gained almost 3000' in elevation. We are now almost as high up as we were in the Appalachians, but with a lot less effort. Today we have crossed into Mountain Time and have gained an hour. Very satisfying.

Tonight we are staying in a great little house in Tribune. We have rented the whole house for $35! It is just so cheap. Tonight we are cooking our own meal for the first time since leaving the UK. We are really excited about doing some normal things like making a cup of tea!