A day off the bike! Hard to imagine. It was rejuvinating to have a day to think about things other than the daily cue sheet (map), making a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, and trying to stay on course.
Once up, I joined a group of hungry Riders looking for a cafe for breakfast. We found a spot on busy Division Street. It offered a buffet - a highly popular prompt for this ravenous bunch. Afterwards, several Riders strode off to REI in search of replacement parts, forgotten items, etc. This Big Ride traditional pilgrimage has a sense of finality: this is the last outpost until...Madison?...where you can get your tent mended (if the winds at Vantage were too fierce), replace your handlebars or seat, or load up on electrolyte tablets. After today, we head out into the "wilderness".
I had wanted to go swimming and found out that we didn't have access to the Zags pool, so I walked downtown and went swimming at the Y. The simple purchase of a Day Pass provided some soothing relief to overused muscles. The lanes were waiting for me (hardly anyone in the pool), the water felt great, and it was so nice to do something familiar yet in a new place.
During the afternoon, Joe helped me to upload some photos onto earlier posts. Perhaps he can help me tomorrow with some others that I've taken during the past few days. As the day came to a close, clusters of Riders gathered on the sidewalk outside the dorm, cleaning bikes, lubing chains, and just shooting the breeze.
In the evening, several of us walked down the street to a restaurant that Darrell had recommended.
The group seems to be coming together.
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Liz, Scott Charlton from Bend checking in. This blog is awesome and thanks for taking the time to write about your daily happenings. I'll be checking this blogspot semi-regularly.
Have the ride of your life! Maybe that is a forgone conclusion.
Scott and family.
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