Today was hot. Temperatures in the upper 90s and no shade for long stretches of the ride. The hills were small and rolling or long and gradual, so the route wasn't a challenge, but the heat was killer.
George, Ryan, Tara, and Bridget took some caffeine supplement called Trucker Speed as a joke. It did not help their situation at all. George and Ryan were already suffering from heat exhaustion.
After a long break at a rest stop, we had some cloud cover and the temperature dropped significantly when we got back to riding. We even got some refreshing rain showers.
As we got close to our destination, Ethans rear derailure exploded in an impressive way. Then as we got really close to camp, the rain became a pouring thunderstorm, so we had to take shelter for a bit. When we reached camp, we came to a gravel trail that was unridable, so we had to get shuttled in the van to camp. Overall the day was tough and some people were in a bad mood by the end of the day, but I think we are just getting used to the kinds of things that will happen to us during the rest of the trip.Tr
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