When we started riding this morning at 8:30 am it was about 35 degrees and the wind was blowing about 10 mph. It was freezing cold. I put wool socks on my hands and cut a smal hole for my thumbs to fit out so I could shift. When I had shifted I would pull my thumb back into the sock. I also wore an insulated stocking hat under my bicycle helmet, but my face got so cold I couldn’t feel anything when I touched it. It never did get warm all day long. Patty bought a little electric heater and we are sitting in our tent on lawn chairs feeling very warm. We biked 84 miles today, and we got into camp about 7 pm. This was the longest day of riding that we have had on the trip, and it is probably also the new “hardest” day as well.  We had a 10 mph head wind much of the day and a lot of uphill to travel as well. The last 30 miles was all downhill but we rarely got over 10 mph because of the headwind. What a waste of good downhill riding!  When we road into camp Patty had dinner ready and I was hungry enough to eat my bike. I had a toasted cheese sandwich and a big bowl of clam chowder with beans, peas, potatoes, and some other stuff thrown for good measure. Tomorrow we are having a res day. I am so looking forward to that. We are planning on going to church. Sanderson is a small town and the churches are very small as well. The 6 of us will really increase their attendance.