Yesterday Ryan and I only rode 5 miles then took the rest of the day off in a Motel 6 in Silver City.
We took full advantage of the time off to eat to our hearts content. It was a lot:
- cup of oats with a scoop of protein powder
- 2 cups of coffee
- half a gallon of chocolate milk
- a large carton of cottage cheese
- a large bag of kale salad
- a container of pickled beets
- a block of pepper jack cheese
- a bottle of guacamole
- a whole bag of tortilla chips
- a can of hormel chili
- a big loaf of French bread
- a big can of marina sauce
- half a stick of butter
- a bag of Hershey eggs
- two Reese’s eggs
- 1.25L of Pepsi
- 5 brautwurst and Italian sausages
- two bottles of red wine
Today we left very nourished and refreshed after sleeping in a REAL bed for the first time in weeks and getting showers and clean laundry. It’s the little things ❤️
On our way out of town, Ryan’s back wheel reared it’s head again, this time with a broken spoke. He replaced it and we decided to take the wheel back into town to be trued (have the spokes tightened JUST right so that the tension keeps the wheel in perfect balance) at Twin Sister’s Cycling & Fitness.
This meant we finally left town at 3pm, but now we hope this wheel will hold true the rest of the way! Unfortunately another spoke broke already this evening but we were sent on our way with replacements so the fix was quick.
On a side note, we passed the Continental Divide! Anyone know what that means? I sure don’t. But it sounds cool.
Route info for interested readers:
90 all the way! 😊 so easy.
There and Back Again 