Thursday, April 15, 2010

DAY 10 TUES 4/13/10 70 MILES


WHEN WE WOKE UP WE TOOK OUR 4TH SHOWER OF THE TRIP AT THE GAS STATION.WE MET THIS 53 YEARL OLD GUY ROBERT WHO WAS WORKING FOR THE OWNER BECAUSE HE IS RIDING HIS WALMART BIKE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND STOPPED THERE FOR THE WINTER.WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE SHOWERS WE FOUND THAT HE HAD LEFT US 2 BREAKFAST SANDWHICHS THAT HE MADE AND THE STORE DIDNT EVEN SELL.AFTER TALKING TO HIM FOR A LITTLE BIT DURING BREAKFAST HE TOLD ME WHAT THE PURPOSE OF HIS JOURNEY THROUGH THE COUNTRY WAS.HE LOOKED AT ME DEAD SERIOUSLY AND SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO OREGON TO FIND BIGFOOT.YEAH.ON THAT NOTE I STARTED RIDING REALIZED THAT THE BIKE SHOP DIDNT ADJUST MY DERAILER PROPERLY SO I COULDNT GET MY TOP GEAR SO I RODE 26 MILES TO THE SAME BIKE SHOP AND HAD HIM READJUST IT FOR FREE THEN RODE ANOTHER 44 MILES AND MADE IT TO THE WESTERN OUTSKIRTS OF TUCSON.UP UNTIL NOW IT WAS MAINLY THE BUTT THAT COULDNT TAKE IT BUT NOW THE LEGS ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE BURN.WE FOUND A PARK AND RIDE AND ANOTHER COP CAME AND MADE SURE WE WERE ALL RIGHT AND TOLD US LEAGALY WE CANT STAY THERE OVER NIGHT BUT SINCE WE WERE PASING THROUGH IT WAS FINE.IT SEEMS AS SOON AS THE POLICE FIND OUT WERE NOT SMUGGLING MEXICANS OR SQATING THEY DONT REALLY CARE

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