The word for today was leisure. A nice and easy 44 mile ride, relatively flat. Of course, our day started very early, like 2:00AM early. Seems that everyone started to get a little chilly 'cause the fire was going out. So Chip, Keri and Dennis went out to get some firewood. Wouldn't have been so bad except Dennis decided he'd try to cut down a small tree (it's 2:00AM mind you). After that they woke up at two hour intervals to restock the fire. It was a great time, except for smelling like smoke and Keri and Scott waking up with burning coals on their pads.
After a tasty breakfast of Crunch Berries, we were back on the road again. The first few m iles were like a roller coaster - up and down and up and down. Other than that, it was pretty much just more and more desert. We did have a very close call with a camper (about 12-18 inches away!) right before Paolo Verde and lunch. Most of lunch was spent sunning ourselves and staying warm. Then, once again, randy decided we needed to leave just as we were drifting off to sleep. So we were off with only twenty miles left. For some strange reason (I think they spiked the bug juice) we decided to sing everything we knew, from Michael Jackson and Madonna to Cinderella and Led Zepplin. I'm sure we kept Dr. Burkholter, who had joined our group at lunch, entertained and amused. We went past Jim's group and sang, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and seriously butchered it, but had a great time.
The day was so laid back that we arrived at the Baptist Church in Blythe, CA, four miles from the Arizona border (and a time change) at about 2:10. So we waited outside since the church wasn't open. They had a hose for showers, but the Cube got lost so all my stuff wasn't there, so I did the next best thing - soaked up some rays. That is until Theresa decided we looked hot and drenched us with water. Finally the Cube arrived and I showered and cleaned up.
Then came some great news: the theater in town was showing Dances With Wolves and we could see it for $2.50. Best money I've spent in a long time. Talk about a myriad of emotions. It's funny that on this trip I saw two films and both of them were fantastic. This film was beautifully shot and kept our interest for the full three hours (we even had an intermission). Then we went back to the church and had class for a while. By this time, we were seriously hungry, so we ordered Domino's and had it delivered to the church. Very tasty. After that it was right to bed, 'cause tomorrow is a long 65-70 mile ride. In fact, it's today, 'cause I was so tired I waited 'til today to write. And it's going to be an interesting day. Tell ya later. Bye now! Æ
Tunes: podunk - damn good day
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