Day 19: Guymon, OK to Liberal, KS OR We are in Kansas, Dorothy!

Today was ALMOST like a rest day...only 39 miles to Liberal, Kansas! The rains continue to march in front of us and everywhere we follow there is standing water. The locals tell us they haven't seen this kind of rain in 15 years. We took our pictures at the Kansas State line...that is me and Jim C. (now shortened to JC) in the photo. We had a little sprinkle just as we were coming into town, and could see lightning and thunderstorms off in the distance, so ducked into the hotel. Some folks went off to see the "Dorothy House" but I decided to hang out at the hotel. Last night the group went out to an Italian restaurant and we played a joke on our New Zealand gerontologist, Damian...we had a birthday cake brought in with a big "75" on it...he is always saying how he looks younger than the other guys....he is really 66 and it wasn't his birthday but he took it it in good fun and blew out the candles.
Other news of the day: Joanne's first day back on the bike and it went ok.
Tomorrow is a big day...82 miles to Dodge City and we are expecting headwinds, plus it is day 6 of a nine day stretch before we have an off day in Abilene, Kansas.