It's all about the pie

First, take a look at the mileage tally to the right. Notice something?

THE DISTANCE REMAINING IS LESS THAN THE MILES RIDDEN. WE PASSED THE HALFWAY POINT TODAY!

However, the real news of the day is pie. Not just any pie, but the best pie in America as declared on Good Morning America. Check out the video from the show. Note that Norma beat out Michelle's Pies of Norwalk. This was 91 miles into a 108 mile ride, which made it even better.
You're looking at coconut cream pie, chocolate cream pie and mixed berry pie. The coconut cream was the winner of national honors, but all were delicious. The Philly cheese steak I had as an appetizer was also very tasty.

All of this was served up at the Sommerset Hall Cafe in Dover, Kansas.

The pie was made by Norma for many years. She just retired at the age of 90, but they assured us that the recipe and technique has been passed down to the younger generation. It sure tasted that way.

We departed the flatlands of Western Kansas and rode into some nice rolling hills.

The riding was great, the scenery was great and the pie was our incentive. Roy, Greg and I rode a paceline most of the way, fighting some headwinds but really enjoying ourselves. We worked, but didn't push too hard. It was one of those days where we finished exhilarated.

If you're a bike geek, you may mistake the scene below for the famous cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix (a classic race, for you non bike geeks). However, White City, Kansas will never be mistaken for Paris, Roubaix, or any point between.

I'm writing this while sitting in the local Starbucks. My coffee buddy Roy just walked in with Aril, the owner of our hotel. For the third time on the trip, Roy has talked the owner of a hotel into chauffering him around town. They just came from CVS. Roy is still my hero.