Boring is better

82 miles at 13.9 mph and the riders were in the saddle for 5 hours and 52 minutes. Four more days and our bikes will hopefully be touching the Pacific Ocean. The ride from Phoenix to the starting point was through rush hour and it took us an hour to get our start. The riders took off and Ev and I headed back to Phoenix. She took a few bike tubes back (we had bought 10 thorn resistant tubes and that was too many and too expensive. So she returned a few. ) We got back on the road to find the riders for lunch. They were having a really good morning and had easily passed our lunch spot. We ended up eating in a driveway with dogs barking at us. The riders had one flat today (Colleen's rear tire) and we ended up picking them up and sagging 32 miles back to our hotel.

We saw our first real longhorn in a field today.

As we were ride along, we try to get individual shots of our riders. We saw the hotel that we were trying to get a reservation with...the Burro Jim Motel. It was suppose to be bike friendly. It was thankfully closed for remodeling. I'm so thankful that we didn't have to stay there! We are at a lovely Best Western in Wickenburg. We stayed right across from the Golden Nugget. A lot of famous people have eaten there and I will put up more on that tomorrow. We met up with our Uncle Herman and Aunt Marian from Prescott for a meal. He footed the bill for all of us. Thank you both!! We had a lovely meal and visit. I sure hope the National parks get opened by the weekend for your twentieth trip across the Grand Canyon.

Every once in a while the riders come upon other cyclists making their way from here to there. Many of these have panniers attached that appear to be heavy. I think our riders are glad to have a SAG along to carry the extras.

Our hotel tonight sports a Southwestern motif with many mosaics and a homey feel. I will show more from this picturesque town tomorrow.

So goodnight to all. Tomorrow's ride looks flat and straight and the winds seem comfortable. We will be entering our last state tomorrow- Sunny Calfornia. Pray for us as we look to complete the task and achieve the goal. We will need to keep our adrenaline under control and stay alert and aware of all that's happening around us. We are glad for those still leaving the occasional comments. The riders really enjoy hearing from you.
As Colleen said, today was a rolling recovery day. Hopefully we'll get another one tomorrow!
Brenda and the Ponies