Day 25- Ordway to Tribune

Forgot to mention that I met another lone rider, Allen, in the hotel
yesterday, and we met again at dinner and chatted for a while. We then
rode together for the first 60 miles this morning. The riding was
beautifully easy, so we passed the time quickly. At some point on that
stretch, we also passed the halfway mark! Woo! We met a Dutch couple
coming the other way, who were also pleased to be near that all
important mark. We finally got to that much longed for petrol station
for lots of cold drinks. I stocked up on water (4 litres!) in
anticipation of another service free 60 mile stretch... Turns out that
a petrol station opened halfway along that stretch about a month ago,
which was a good job as the dry heat was really getting to me! Plus
the wind picked up a lot in the afternoon, luckily it was rarely head
on, but it did try to push me over to my left far too much! When it
actually died down occasionally, I felt like I was going to fall over
to my right... Anyways, I finally made it to Tribune. I have to say
that truck drivers have been extremely courteous so far, but a mere
100ft from the motel, one tried to turn right into me! Nearly forgot
to mention that I am now in Kansas, which made a great first
impression when the grocery store shut at 6pm, and the only food I
could get was a pretty lousy burger. So I got some ice cream from the
petrol station, and shared it with another cyclist, Keith, staying in
the motel. It was nice to have someone to chat to again... Two in one
day, that's a record!