Side Note: Did Pam give her diner the right name? Are they Hateful Hussies? I'm not sure but during our meal Jack made a comment to the waitress that she thought was a little dumb so she says to him, "You ain't too bright, are you?" Gosh, that was a little mean. Even if Jack isn't all that bright you don't have to insult him to his face.
Just kidding. About the part about Jack not being that bright. He's actually really smart.
And the waitress had a smile on her face when she said it. She was just being sassy. And you know what happens to sassy girls.
Okay, enough of that. Back to the report.
After our glorious lunch we debated wheeling off into the sunset but there were 3 problems. First, it wasn't sunset. Second. we were riding east. And third, we had another 75 miles or so to ride. Well at least we got to practice our wheelies. Just in case we needed them later.
Wheeling, just not into the sunset
Water
As you may know Oklahoma had some deadly storms in the weeks before our trip. However, the worst of the storms had not reached southern OK so the only thing we had to deal with was some water on the trail. Nothing serious, mostly just a bunch of small puddles that we could mostly ride around or easily ride through.
But, of course, there was this one lake on the trail...There always seems to be one...And we found it. Smiley was leading when we arrived and he never hesitated - just plunged right in. He nearly made it across too. But a hidden boulder deflected his front tire causing him and his bike to separate.
He said technically it was not a fall since a) he never let go of the bike and b) the bike never fully hit the ground. So, let's call it a near miss. I did manage to get a picture as he returned the bike to its fully upright position.
After Smiley made it across, Taylor decided to give it a try.
Success! Safely on the other side.
As was becoming our habit, the rest of us found a bypass.