Said farewell to Alex after some morning time and chai tea and breaking camp. Started pedaling at 11:30am. Felt a bit bad about starting so late with a tailwind blowing so strongly... But what are you gonna do? I was in Keyes down the road in no time. I stopped for lunch in Elkhart, KS around 2pm. Started pedaling again around 3:30pm. The tailwind was intense. I was averaging 18-19mph, often cruising at 25mph. I arrived in Satanta, KS just after sunset. Picked up a few items at grocery store and asked about a restaurant. Ladies there were very friendly and pointed me in the direction of the triple J pizza shop. I got there just before they closed at nine and ordered a pizza. After chatting with the two young ladies running the pizza shop, they asked me where I was spending the night. I told them that I didn't have a place yet and they started looking into having me stay at their church. The younger ones mother got involved and the next thing I knew they were buying me a room at the local motel! It was so awesome to get a shower! Laundry in the sink and got a great night's sleep!