It's amazing how much a good night's sleep and having the wind at your back can lift a biker's mood. We had a great time with Katie and Aren and his parents, Camden and Michael. They read books and played cars and dinosaurs with Big Brother. Aren was awesome enough to guide us back out of town, saving us from getting lost a million times and getting frustrated. Our hosts through warmshowers were the best! They were definately our favorite parts of our adventure.
With the wind at our backs, we cruised down the way we had come up. We had some time to stop and play a bit today since our destination wasn't as far.
Our food stash had run down to our emergency so we splurged on lunch at the Black Bear Diner. That was a huge mistake! The service was horrible, Big Brother's mac was from a box and flavorless, even the milkshake was watery. How do you mess up a milkshake??? Top it off with feeling yucky afterwards and losing an hour of our day, I was grumpy. I also dumped the bike on the way out. Big Brother was sitting in the Peanut Shell and I just lost balance while walking the bike back. He tipped farther and farther over and I knew I couldn't get him back up so I eased him all the way over. Someone walked over and I asked for help. The bike was upright in seconds. He wasn't hurt at all because it was such a controlled fall, in fact, he giggled the whole way down.
We had a few sprinkles off and on but nothing bad. The big guy rambled on the entire ride. I was exhausted and my tush was/is killing me. I couldn't find a comfortable position. But we made it. Just 52 miles into Yuba City, sneaking in right before dark.
Our final stops were to Corner Bike Shop because they had a Mundo out front. Yubas in Yuba City! It's an awesome shop with a cool free pump and hydration station. Somehow I spent $12 on a Clif Bar, single serve chamois cream (yes, it has resorted to that), and Nuun tablets. I was to tired to ask and hadn't realized until I was a couple blocks away. Checking into our motel, they asked if I could park the bike outside. I said no way! They don't even have racks out there. The Mundo is now happily squeezed into the room watching Spongebob with us. I'm hoping the last snacks last us until mornings for the free breakfast.
Our final stops were to Corner Bike Shop because they had a Mundo out front. Yubas in Yuba City! It's an awesome shop with a cool free pump and hydration station. Somehow I spent $12 on a Clif Bar, single serve chamois cream (yes, it has resorted to that), and Nuun tablets. I was to tired to ask and hadn't realized until I was a couple blocks away. Checking into our motel, they asked if I could park the bike outside. I said no way! They don't even have racks out there. The Mundo is now happily squeezed into the room watching Spongebob with us. I'm hoping the last snacks last us until mornings for the free breakfast.
Can't wait to hoard up at the continental breakfast. I wonder if that can last us through the afternoon. If anyone feels like catching us, we'll be biking the Garden Highway home.
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