What's best to come after a 120 mile day? How about another 90 miles.
We got up early again for another hot day through the desert. Most people were a little more tired than usual due to the long ride the day before. I rode with Sarah, which was good because that kept me at a slower pace. Everything was fine until we encountered a huge hill. It was kind of the last thing we wanted to see, but we made it to the top and enjoyed a nice downhill. The rest of the morning was rolling hills and a nice tailwind. I think after yesterday we were all pretty confident in saying we've biked across the country instead of being still in the process. There wasn't much to see except Joshua trees and at one point an emu!
After lunch we hit nice vast stretches of nothing but sand and headwinds. I pulled most of the way which was fine because I wasn't nearly as tired as Sarah was. We passed a road side bar-b-que stand, where the lady yelling "cold water" had no problem convincing us to stop. They gave each of us a bottle of water and we shared our story of what we were doing. It's so nice to be met with such friendly people along our trip. We continued on to the town of Apple Valley where we were originally supposed to stay. It was a nice place with all kinds of shops along the main road. Unfortunately we were were staying in the next town of Victorville. It seemed nice at first with Route 66 signs greeting us, but quickly turned south when we realized all the businesses were boarded up and some people witnessed a fight going on. We biked as fast as we could to get to the host, but first had to stop at a 7-11 for some slushies! Upon entering the door, the cashier made sure we had our bikes locked up.
We got to the church to find out we missed the shower shuttle, and the showers would close before any other groups could make it. We had to end up using a wrench to open up the spigot outside to take a hose shower. Tonight was our last Olympic challenge: the no smile dance off. Basically you dance, making constant eye contact, and if you smile, you're eliminated. Most people didn't stand a chance. It ended up coming down to Sarah and Matt. They danced for probably 10 minutes, before ending in a draw. Somehow my team got deducted 10 points, but we still ended up coming in overall at first. We chose trailer crew as they typically only have to load the trailer in the morning.
It's hard to believe we only have a week left!
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