The first 90km went pretty fast. The road was good and it wasn't too hot yet. I saw a cyclist coming the other way. Wes pretty randomly decided to ride the TransAmerica.
I got to Ness City and it looked big enough to have a decent breakfast place. A place the looked like a bar right on the corner at the four way stop was open but I had to look in the door to see that it was restaurant. The food was good but the air conditioning was better. I told the owner/waitress she should put out a sign and she would get a lot of cyclists. It's a long ride between actual towns here.
Back on the road ... I just pedaled. One thing I was noticing was I was soaked. Up to yesterday my kit would stay pretty dry as I rode but it was soaked through with sweat now. I guess it will be like this from here on. I love the feeling of a wet diaper.
I saw a sign for a rest area and thought I'd take a break. As I pulled in I saw a bunch of touring bikes and joined in. This was a casual group of about 10 that connected on the ACA forum and were sort of riding together. They usually stayed in the same place but rode at their own pace and then ended up at the same place at the end of the day.
Later at Rush Center I found a sports bar but the kitchen had just closed. They had a salad with ham so I had that. As I was packing up the bike, Albert rode up.
The final 50km was just work but then Great Bend appeared and I knew I was done. Just after checking in another cyclist checked in. She and her friend were riding west and for the time being have some sag help. I might meet up with them later.
