Days four and five!

Day Four: Today was a total rest day and I really needed it. I spent the night in a hotel and will spend tonight there also. I met two nice gentlemen who flew down from Washington and started riding their bicycles from San Diego, CA the same day I did. They also took a much needed break. It was a bit of a boring day with nothing really to do except check out my bike and rest. The TV had only 7 channels and none of them were major networks. At least the air conditioning worked.

Day Five: Rode 53.5 miles to a town called Congress, AZ. Pretty small place but at least I have library Internet access. Speed 9.7mph Avg.

Total Miles: ridden so far 254.5

I rode the first 29 miles with my two new acquaintances, and then we stopped and had breakfast together. Their names are Bill and John. Their destination is Florida. John is a retired Chemistry teacher and Bill works for a water works plant. Bill told them he was going on this trip for 3 months or so and asked if they wanted him back. They said yes so he didn't have to retire. Breakfast was great especially being able to enjoy it with company. We split ways a half mile past the restaurant. The remaining miles seemed longer than the first 29, but it was actually less. It is going to take some getting used to the heat.

The lady at the general store said I could camp out behind the store for the night, and hang around inside until closing if I wanted too. People all seem to be very friendly around here. I was seriously thinking of taking her offer but after sticking around for a few hours I decided that it was just to darn hot and got a motel. It has free WiFi and great TV reception. Wahoo!

Tomorrow, I am headed about 45 miles to Prescott, AZ and the following day plan on making it to Sedona, AZ, where I plan on spending a few days with my brother Pat! You can check out some of his Youtube videos by going to Youtube and searching "javadavida." I actually star in a few of them.