Day 7 - February 15, 2010 - Coast to Coast

Day 7 - February 15, 2010 - Coast to Coast

From the Stoker:

What a beautiful hot sunny day today. Only biked 25 miles, flat with some headwind. We decided to make a short day out of it due to it being our 5th day of biking without a rest day. We have left CA and are one mile across the Arizona border in Ehrenberg. We have 18 more miles to Quartzsite and they are all up hill. We will have a rest day there while Carol enjoys the biggest flea market in the US.

We are camping on the Colorado River in River Lagoon Resort. There isn’t another camper in sight. We have a gazebo to ourselves, picnic table, and a gorgeous view. We had crab legs on the grill (thanks to Carol) with our wine and a great dinner. It was wonderful finishing the day early and enjoying the rest and relaxation.

The picture of the Arizona state line is for our grandson Joey. He’s having a hard time believing Grammy and PaPa are traveling state to state on our bike.

Impressions from the Captain:

It will be good to get to Quartzite and some much needed rest and a chance to do some maintenance on the bike. We notice the fatigue setting in earlier each day. The head winds and the hills are taking their toll. One thing we don’t want is an overuse injury, especially this early in the trip. We are finding one of three things dictates the distant we travel each day. The difficulty of the ride (hills, wind, etc.), the availability of campgrounds, and how we feel (particularly our bottoms). Today it was the first and the last.
The bike is making a lot of annoying noises and it is ready for some general maintenance. I’ll probably have a full days work on it and the trailer before we head on towards Phoenix.

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