Today was a day off, so no blog entry. We slept in and did nothing...
... NOT!
It seems as though just biking 80 or 90 miles would have been a lot easier, or at least simpler.
We did get to sleep in till 8am. Having completely taken over household of Lisa Verploegh and her son and daughter - computers plugged in everywhere, the back yard full of bikes and drying laundry, bikes being worked on in the driveway - we first set about our "group chores" suggested (no, that's not the right word) by Ryan. I'm kidding, of course. Actually, it's amazing to see how well we all get along and everyone pitches in to do "their" chores or whatever needs doing. Suffice it to say that the vehicle is now washed and sporting 2 new rear tires and shocks, the trailer has been emptied, inventoried and restocked, the trailer support thingy has been repaired, and we are ready to roll on Sunday (well, at least the trailer is).
Meanwhile, bikes have been cleaned and lubed, handle bars retaped, cables adjusted, broken pedals replaced (that would be mine), and all manner of power bars, mirrors, helmets and chamois butter (if you don't know what that is, don't ask) purchased in multiple trips to the local bike shop. We made such an impression on one bike shop guy that he volunteered to lead us out of the city tomorrow morning. (More on that from Chris tomorrow.)
Somewhere in the midst of all that we had lunch courtesy of Lisa's grill and Doug's expert grilling of burgers and delicious veggies.
Later on we had another passing of the wheel. Nicole has returned to Suprise, AZ and Josh has flown in from Philadelphia. He will be with us all the way to Tybee Island.
Katherine's dad and fiance have left and it's time for bed. 5:30 wake up for church at 7:30 and on the uphill road to Santa Fe by 9:30. Mostly straight up SR 14, but partly Rte 66 before that. Hope that's uneventful.
Tony
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Sounds like a relaxing day! Sorry I couldn't get back to you on the pedals, glad you got them taken care of.
You guys are doing great, and it sounds like you've got energy to spare on your days off. While I'm sure it doesn't feel like it at times, I think you've got the wind at your back for this whole ride if you know what I mean. Keep up the great work!
Hi all!
Saturday sure was relaxing! I didn't get to say good bye to you Tony, or to a few of you all...I'm sorry!... You guys are such an inspiration to me! Thanks for being so supportive to a novice biker like myself. Im so glad my Wal-mart bike held up. :) And I'm even happier to have been a small part in a huge help to end povert housing! I had fun!
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