Blythe - a rest day 3/9/10

The Capital Suites Hotel is really nice.  Last night after a hot shower, a dinner at the Sizzler down the street, and an hour in a wonderful hot tub, we all slept like rocks!  I slept in (well, 6:30 am) and joined the yoga group in the conference room.  One of our riders, Lynn Kalifelz from Marathon, Florida, held a yoga session to get us stretched out.  At this point in the ride, we really needed it!

Then came our bicycle cleaning class in the parking lot.  Carol used my bike as an example, so I got off easy.  My gears and chain were just filthy after our rainy day and the next with dust, so it really needed to get it done.  There was red clay/dirt on everything!  Like Carol says, riding in the rain is not so bad, but it makes a mess of the chain, gears and cogs!

We are going into the next town of Salome, AZ tomorrow.  There will be no internet there, so it will be two days before I can make any entries.