Day 35: need rain

Had a nice rest and got out on the road (with snacks from my host) before the rain. It was foggy most of the morning, rain was light and I had a northeast wind helping me get to my lunch destination Anthony. I met a couple there at a coffee shop who had biked across Kansas earlier that year to raise money for cancer treatments. They loaded me up with some leftover granola bars from their trip. I ate lunch at the Anthony cafe and left. From there I had to head north to battle the wind for 6 miles before turning west again, but by that time the wind had shifted and was just crossing me. About 10 miles further and I hit a thunderstorm. The sky darkened, it poured rain and the wind picked up. I saw an abandoned house, the gate was open so I went in. Inside I found a letter postmarked 1954. I read it, it was just uninteresting gossip. The rain had died down so I left the house. Now the wind was so strong I struggled to bike the next 8 miles to come to a town. Lucky for me this town has some great people who put me in someone's extra house for the night, they even have a sauna I can use. It rained hard today but it's so dry here they need all the rain they can get. There may be more tomorrow.