With the arrival of our ninth crew member, Zoe, on Friday 13th, the logistics of crew rotation has been simplified. We should now all be able to get sufficient sleep to give our utmost in assisting Shu.
The girl is responding well to the enormous chàllenge. She has ridden 1270 miles in exactly 5 days. 254 miles for each completed 24 hours. The route has brought her out of the peerless Rocky Mountains and led her towards the vast plains of Kansas, once the home of great herds of bison and their hunters, the noble plains Indians.
The way is flat. And straight. Here and there we pass static grain silos, like giant robots waiting for activation. It is hot like tar. Shu presses on regardless, Matt's nutrition ànd hydration system is working a magic to sustain this massive effort. But of course, it is not magic, but the application of science.
Deep within the heart and mind of our warrior queen is a quality which no magic potion can bewitch. It's name is determination.
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