Halfway there: Wind blown in Kansas.

Today was day 5 of Run For The Wall.  Hard to believe it is half over. We are also about halfway, or a little better across the country.  Today we rode from Goodland Kansas to Junction City Kansas.  Our biggest obstacle across Kansas has been the wind.  We generally ride side-by-side in a very tight formation. Today however, we ran the entire route in staggered.  The last two days, we’ve been blown around a lot. It’s kinda fun for a bit, but several hundred miles of leaning into the wind trying to hold your line and stay in your lane gets old after awhile.

God has been very faithful to us on this trip.  Last night two tornadoes were reported in the areas within 30 miles East of Goodland.  Had those hit while we were on the road, it could’ve been disastrous. I’ve been speaking to the storm clouds telling them they can do their business, but they must either wait for us to pass. So far, we’ve been dry save a very short spurt in Eastern Arizona. Then too, I told it to stop, and it did.  Trying to learn from my disciple buddies’ mistakes.  🙂  Matthew 8:23-27   Tomorrow morning is forecasted for rain over the first 100 or so miles.  The remainder is forecasted as dry. I’m planning for the whole day to be dry.

Dad is holding up well, but I can see the lack of sleep in his eyes. This afternoon I asked

Our platoon Leadership. Tanker, Soul Tracker, Pokey and Rock.

our Platoon Leader, Tanker, to let us escape the pack upon arriving in Junction City so we wouldn’t be trapped in a sea of bikes at the donated dinner and ceremonies. On days past, we’ve been locked in and stuck there, late, until others move. We always want to participate in those events as our hosts have gone to a great deal of effort to provide for us.  This time though, we came directly to the hotel and got settled.  The early arrival gave Dad the opportunity to take his bike to a local Harley dealer which was open for services tonight.  They fabricated a new air filter for him and now his bike, which was lugging up even minor grades, is running smoothly.  We’ll look to get a new stock filter put in before our return, but this will get him safely to DC. Now it’s off to bed, at a very respectable hour.

Oh, one final note.  Every day, there is at least one something that makes my eyes water. Today it was when we passed a whole row of Law Enforcement Officers who had parked their vehicles in perfect formation across the center median of the freeway.  Each officer was standing at crisp attention and saluting as we rolled by.  I was a mess for several miles.