Well, so much for my early start and siesta. [edit: In the previous day’s missing post, I talked about waking up early and taking a siesta today.] I was so comfortable when I woke up that I just couldn’t bring myself to get up and move. Instead, I slept in until the sun started turning my tent into an oven.

It took me quite some time to get up on the uni this morning. I’d get up on it, get in a pedal stroke or two, then topple over or have to jump off. Eventually, I did manage to get going. The theme for today’s ride was ‘slow and steady.’ It was another scorcher, but there were no big climbs, and I took ample breaks.

With the slow and steady theme, today’s ride was nothing too noteworthy. There were some lovely views of the huge Swan and Mission Mountains. I didn’t want to interrupt my steady pace, so there are no pictures (the one shown is from tomorrow).

I raced a butterfly today, and I won. It came in from my left, and I lurched to the right to avoid a collision (I’ve been known to swerve for butterflies while driving). The race was on. I didn’t see it after a few seconds, so I have to assume I left it in the dust.

Tomorrow, I head to Seeley Lake to resupply. The guidebook describes challenging terrain for the stretch, so if it’s getting late, I may consider camping just short of town and heading in the following morning to save money on lodging. I should have just enough food to do that.