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Friday, August 08, 2008, Campground on hwy. 156, Larned, Kansas
After eating cereal, we headed out, around 8:30. The wind was against us, like usual, but it was sort of a crosswind and not blowing too hard. We met Brian, a guy riding to Idaho, and two cyclists traveling together to Santa Barbara, Isaac and Dave. They were not on any time schedule, so they had complete freedom to take as long as they needed. That’s the way to go to really be spontaneous and enjoy the trip, in my opinion. After 25 miles or so, Adriana and I stopped at Fort Larned, a national historic site. Unfortunately, we couldn’t stay too long because the others didn’t know to stop, so we couldn’t keep them waiting. We finally arrived in Larned around 12:30 and rested and snacked at the park. Then Gloria dropped the boys off at the library and we went around town to find the best place to camp. We ended up choosing a regular camp ground with a pool, laundry facility, and showers; all for $10. Pretty good. After setting up the tent, the younger ones went swimming, while the older ones rode the bikes to the library. I played Becky a couple games of checkers there and updated the blog. Later, Sarah helped cook up the dinner. 31 miles.
To be continued.