Lin was head of us in packing her bike for the long ride home (no surprise there). She had her bike pretty much loaded by the time I finished folding the laundry that I had started the day before. Lin headed out about 10 to 15 minutes before the rain got serious.
I packed my T-Bag, stuffed my sleeping bag, and somehow managed to get them loaded on my bike and covered by the rain fly just in time for the sky to open up and dump about 3 inches of water on me and Donna in about an hour. We sat in the camper while the lightning and thunder boomed around us. At one point, we heard the bolt hit the ground with a sizzle, a pop, and a flash -- followed immediately by a loud CRACK!
That's my sleeping bag and T-Bag getting soaked on the red bike. :-\ The rain fly kept out some, but not all, of the rain.
We waited for a lull in the storm, then hurriedly packed the bikes and made our break. According to my weather app, it looked like we would be able to drive out of the storm. Sure enough, by the time we reached the Interstate, the rain had stopped and the only drops hitting us were the ones flying off the wet bikes.
We kept our rain gear on until we were sure we wouldn't run into any more rain -- in Sundance, WY. We had a nice lunch in Sundance, and hit the road once again.
I had made reservations at the KOA in Sheridan, WY, earlier in the day, and we arrived at our destination about 6:30 this evening. The ride was windy at times, but mostly the wind was at our backs pushing us along.
We want to give a great big thank you to Vieve and her family for putting up with us for the week. We really enjoyed staying with you and the kids. Thanks also to Sam for putting up with our intrusion. We will see you all again next year.
Mileage today: 277.0
Jae's trip total: 1166.0
Donna's trip total: 1175.1
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