Day 10 - February 19, 2010 - Coast to Coast

Day 10 - February 19, 2010 - Coast to Coast

Impressions from the Captain:

So much for the theory of prevailing winds out of the west. We had head winds again today but we managed to do 55 miles. The legs are starting to feel stronger and we finished feeling pretty good (except for the bottom sides). We have arrived at the outskirts of Phoenix. Not looking forward to going thru Phoenix tomorrow but luckily it is the weekend and traffic should be down. It’s amazing how green everything is from all the rain they’ve had.

This morning we were getting ready to leave and a woman in the site next to us, from eastern British Columbia, walked over and handed me a $20 bill and said it wasn’t much but she wanted to support our effort. It is really good to see people share our cause and make a contribution, little or big.

We ran into an older man on the side of the road this morning who was off his bike and seemed to be having some problems. He said he was fine but starting to cramp and was trying to shake it off. Turns out he is riding around the periphery of the country and had left Bozeman, Mt. He was hauling a trailer with 200 lbs in it and was having to work really hard on the hills. He said he had picked up his wife’s ashes in San Diego and was taking them to Phoenix for the memorial. He felt that once he had dropped the ashes and some other items in Phoenix he would shed 100 pounds.

From the Stoker:

Those of you that are sending prayers, work on no wind and getting us thru the city of Phoenix. I am pretty proud of our strength though, 65 miles yesterday in 4:41, and 55 miles today (with 1800’ elev.) in 4:12 of biking. Isn’t it amazing how many people we have run into doing this same trip. The couple was my age but the single men were Dick’s age. So, those of you that think we are too old for this, not so.

We met our same friends for dinner that we met here on our way to San Diego. We are camping in Pleasant Harbor RV Park. It is beautiful with many amenities. I can see why Jim and Cheryl stay all winter.

In case you haven’t noticed, I have learned how to comment on the comments. I comment on the same day I received them and I’m thinking that I should reply on the following day (the next post you will read). Again, thanks so much for the encouragement you are sending on to us.

Sending picture of the decal we have on the cargo trailer and on our biking shirts.