We didn't leave Justin's until almost 7am, but it worked out OK. A huge thanks to Justin and Jena for hosting us and letting us do laundry!
In the excitement of the previous day, we didn't make it to a bicycle shop and Jake needed to purchase a few new tubes for his wheels.
There was a shop in the Phoenix suburb of Suprise, and it opened at 10am. We rode the 25 miles from Justin's house and arrived at the shop at 9:30am. We burned 30 minutes at the grocery store, got some tubes and continued on our way.
Today was pretty hot, about 100 degrees. We just took it slowly and kept cranking out the miles.
We stopped for lunch in Wickenburg at Anita's Cocina where we drank a whole lot of ice water and ate some pretty decent chimichangas.
The afternoon was grueling, but we did get to see some cyclists riding the other way. A guy riding solo was heading East somewhere between Aguila and Wickenburg. He was just getting started and we are almost done. It's a weird feeling. The roles have reversed since we met Don and Marilyn in Florida many, many days ago.
The headwind was noticeable, but not terrible. Everyone told us that riding East to West was a recipe for headwinds, and it hasn't been until recently that we are starting to believe them.
It was good to reach our destination town of Aguilar, where we stopped for drinks and dinner before finding the RV park. When we were in the parking lot, a pair of Eastbound riders zoomed by, enjoying the tailwind. We waved and told them good luck.
The RV campground on the west side of Aguilar is decent. (for any potential Southern Tier riders... take note this RV campground is closing in August 2010) We set up tents, took showers, and then played a few games of horseshoes before calling it a day.
Tomorrow, we hope to get almost to California!
Day 65 - 86.42 Miles
Trip to Date - 3685.90 miles
Coast to Coast - 2683.45 miles
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