I got up at 5:15 and it was still dark. I really wanted to get on the road early but not ride in the dark. I put my yellow pannier covers on and my little flashing lights as well as my super yellow reflective vest. One reason it was so dark was that it was foggy. But I left at 6:15 and had very little traffic. Fortunately, it stayed foggy til after 9:30, which kept it cooler. Prob only in the upper 80’s rather than the 90s. I still sweated like crazy. There wasn’t a dry stitch on my body when I got here at 10:30. My hair was one big wet blob. I’ve taken to carrying a small rag that I brought to catch the drips off my forehead and nose. I can’t stand sweat dripping off my face, and it was soaked within the first hour. I wear a bandana, but it gets soaked immediately, too. As I was riding from Taco Bell to the motel, maybe two miles through town, the heat off the pavement was unbearable. I can’t imagine trying to ride in this heat for very long.

The forecast is for a few degrees cooler tomorrow. I have 73 miles of nothing tomorrow, and really, really not looking forward to that. There is very little shade along the road. I went thru two bottles of water today. Will carry three tomorrow and hope for the best. I can always stop at a farmhouse if I need more.