This is the best KOA ever. I am so impressed with the entire set up. And if I ever come this way again, I’ll be sure to stay here. Put it on your list if you ever plan to come this way.
A lazy day. Didn’t even crawl out of bed til 8am. No need to. We are always up at 5:30 EVERY day regardless of the daylight or how far we have to go. I tho’t I was an early riser but some of these guys are ridiculous. We eat breakfast and pack our lunch, then stand around until it is light enough to ride. Dumb. But that is the expected or accepted routine. Our leaders have, a couple times, jokingly said at 7 am, “Breakfast is now being served” and we are all done. We laugh. I’m not really sure what they think about us.
It started almost immediately in the trip when our leaders pronounced breakfast at 7. People were lined up and ready to go at 6:30 and it hasn’t changed except to push it up a few minutes earlier. Type A anal men. Geez.
I did laundry yesterday so I spent some time this morning cleaning my bike and getting ready for the last six riding days. Then I walked to the nearest Taco Bell for lunch. Turned out to be a three mile round trip. But worth it.
As I walked through the residential streets in which the KOA is situated, I passed some interesting Halloween decorations. This one caught my eye.
Finished my book and did Sudoku the rest of the afternoon while I watched these huge RV’s come in either self driven or pulled by a pickup truck, towing a small car behind them. Some are much bigger than a trailer home. I can’t even imagine how much money is invested in one of those. They are HUGE. And it was interesting to watch what they do to set up for the night. All the ones here yesterday left this morning so I’m assuming these will do the same. Seems like a lot of work for one night. But they probably think the same about us setting up a tent. And that can be a chore. Especially if it is wet from the morning.
Four riders rented a car and drove to the Grand Canyon today. It has been a beautiful day so they should have been able to get some good pictures. I’ve been there four times and would love to go back but not on a much needed rest day.
It seems like the nearing of the end of this trip came awfully fast. Hard to imagine we have only six riding days left and that is to cross CA. For me, this has been great and I’m so glad I did it with Adventure Cycling but my future trips, if any, will be solo self supported. I feel I need the ability to stop when the weather is bad or if I’m tired. These van supported trips have a schedule they have to follow and I understand that but I never would have ridden the interstate in the rain for 40 miles if I had been alone.. I feel at my age, I need to have a little more flexibility to survive gracefully. Don’t know how else to put it. I’ve done it and I’m proud of my accomplishments but it has been hard a few days.
Walked 3.0 miles today .
BikerAl Across America 2018 