{"id":35727,"date":"2017-04-28T00:02:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T04:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=35727"},"modified":"2017-04-28T00:02:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T04:02:33","slug":"merida-or-bust-day-two-douglas-wy-to-castle-rock-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/merida-or-bust-day-two-douglas-wy-to-castle-rock-co\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e9rida or Bust \u2014 Day Two: Douglas, WY, to Castle Rock, CO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Total Kilometres to Drive:<\/strong> 5,400<\/p>\n

Kilometres Driven Today:<\/strong>\u00a0400<\/p>\n

Total Kilometres Driven:<\/strong>\u00a01,230<\/p>\n

Kilometres Left:<\/strong>\u00a04,170<\/p>\n

Amount of Trip Completed:<\/strong>\u00a022.78%<\/p>\n

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I had a super slow morning in Douglas, just enjoying the supremely comfy bed. A fairly meagre breakfast was provided, but there were make-your-own waffles, which I have to confess I rather enjoy! \ud83d\ude42 I shut down the computer at about 10:00, but that failed because I needed to save a document. That turned out to be a good thing since I caught an email asking me to take a rush job! I had just enough time to do the job and still checkout on time (11:00).<\/p>\n

The weather was quite nice as I pointed Moya south towards Wheatland, where I planned to get fuel. I stopped just before at the Dwyer Junction rest area, which was smartly set up to be accessible from either direction of I-25.<\/p>\n

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After Wheatland, I drove into a storm. Rain turned to slush and my windshield wipers became useless. I considered getting off at the next exit because I could barely see, but I was in the middle of nowhere and there was no traffic. It made more sense to limp into Cheyenne at about 40KPH with the four-way flashers on. This way, if the weather got worse, I’d be in a position to hunker down. But by the time I was done with lunch, the weather was clearing and I was rewarded with bright blue sky when I crossed the Colorado border.<\/p>\n

All was going well until Denver, where there was a huge accident. I’m pretty sure I could have crossed the city faster on foot… Like last year, I was really grateful for my GPS<\/a>. That delayed me enough that I gave up on my idea of going to the Apple store<\/a> to see if they might be able to fix my keyboard and just drove straight to my destination. I’m staying with one of you lovely readers tonight.<\/p>\n

There is more bad weather incoming, so I’m hoping to be on the road to Texas early tomorrow. I’m really liking the forecast in Amarillo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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