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Today was a 86-mile day with rolling hills and a crosswind the majority of the way. Nothing too out of the ordinary but the trip is starting to take a toll on some of us. My riding partner Kim had to get in van today. Her calf muscles were siezing up and the ensuing charlie horse was a game changer.


But we made it to a gas station in Vici (vy-sy) and I got just a tenth of a mile down the road before I saw several bikes outside a restuarant there. I joined them in eating copious amounts of fried foods. About five miles down the road and for the remaining 25 miles I was reminded of what a bad idea the fried okra and seasoned fries were.

I finally got into Arnett, OK and the city's sign read "Welcome Bike and Build." I don't think anyone's been so excited about our being here. I think we may be the coolest thing to happen to Arnett.

We ate a ridiculous meal and then went over to a nearby park for a bike clinic with some local kids. That basically turned into us running wild in the park. First it was the merry-go-round, then it was the swings and then it was a pair of recumbent bikes two local people brought for us to try out. We did finally get around to the bike clinic. Then, we just ran around with the kids who came out.