Sunday, 20Jun10, Green River, UT
Today was supposed to be an easy downhill with just a couple of climbs … oops, not quite like that!
Well I must say the first 30 miles out of the 67 miles … were exactly like that … then we stopped at our scheduled SAG stop.
And from there on … it became the “windy day” nightmare … a steady heavy “in your face” headwind, which justs wears you out and then about 7 miles away from the hotel … I get a flat on the rear tire … from a tiny little piece of wire. I was lucky enough to find it and pull it out without breaking the wire off into the tire.
So Adella helped me to change the tire by holding the bicyle upright, until I could figure out how the new Shram derailleur was supposed to fit onto the chain, etc. (the little tire pump with the compressed air setup worked like a charm … again!)
So we made it to the hotel at about 2:30 p.m. instead of the 12:00 p.m. we had orginally thought we would arrive.
Lots of the cyclists … went over to visit the “Arches National Park” and some even went “whitewater rafting” … brave souls they are … to do that after cycling all day and then planning on cycling 96 miles tomorrow to Grand Junction, Colorado.
Adella and I decided to spend a quiet afternoon at the hotel.
So Adella rode over to Blimpy’s and bought us a sandwich … while I washed and dried our cycling clothers in the hotel laundry.
It amazing some of the deep “life experience” conversations that take place in the laundry … between Scott, Cindy, Freddie, Judy, Adella and I.
After we finished we went upstairs to clean up and get ready for route rap, mechanic’s time, and dinner.
Before I forget it … today was Father’s Day and I’ve received phone calls or email from Amy, Gail, Aaron, and Katrina so far.
Guess what I recieved for a Father’s Day gift from Adella and Amber? A bicycle “toot horn” … it is really cool and makes enough “noice” that it really will scare the dickens out of some unsuspecting cyclist.
To my good friend … Warren H. … thank you for all your help with designing the paint job on my Life Across America bicycle … you are amazing!
Also to Gail, Katrina, Alex, Aaron, Amy, Adella and Amber (and my friends) thanks for the emails and phone calls … you made this Father’s Day an incredible day for me! Thanks for remembering! I love you all! (I am so blessed to have “family and friends” like each one of you!)