Today was that near perfect ride day I've been waiting for. High about 70 degrees, mild wind that was mostly a tailwind; some gentle cimbing with mostly flat road or downhill & topped off by a well maintained, smooth roadway. Overall, I feel pretty good. Some minor aches & pains & chafing are to be expected. I am feeling like I'm starting to adapt to this schedule & starting to build some leg muscle along the way.
After 2 days in Vegas, I think we were all glad to get out of there! It felt so opposite to what we're doing & how we all feel. It was good to be out on the open road in sight of mountains everywhere & nobody flicking "massage & companionship" calling cards at you. Although... 1 rider of our group decided to take a proactive approach & she has collected maybe 100 of these. Some of us have taken these & attached them to our bikes for some diversion as we roll.
Tonight we're in Alamo, NV. Not "The Alamo;" that's in Texas. We're staying at a high school & have showers. We're able to use the home economics room for cooking dinner & doing some laundry too. Tomorrow..... Panaca NV then on to Cedar City, UT on Sunday as we cross another state line.
BTW, the Doylestown Intelligencer published a short story about the ride & me in today's paper. Here's the link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2009/april/10/nurse-to-ride-3700-miles-for-world-health.html.
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Cool article in the Doylestown paper! Watching with interest the progress!! And two Masses?! Wow!! I'm impressed!! Enjoy the sights if you can. Carol
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