This morning we had to wake up extra early to be at our starting location. The reason we had to be there earlier then normal is because one of our local television stations was going to have a camera crew on site. We got up early and got ourselves ready. Today there were 4 people from my house traveling to the RV to then travel to starting location. We all made it to the RV on time and pulled out on time. Good start for the day!
As always we were going to start riding where we finished riding on Friday. That was the Bicycle Vibe on 27th Ave and Carefree Highway. The drive up there was quick because of the time in the day. The traffic was really light. When we pulled into the parking lot we saw 2 things that surprised us. The first was the camera crew was already in the parking lot. The second was our good friend Carl Ames came riding in the parking lot on his bicycle proudly wearing his POPsRide jersey. We all embraced Carl, he had driven up to the area and then went for a bike ride. He also wanted to ride out with us for a mile or so, it was so encouraging to see him that early and that excited to see us! For the most part we went about our normal routine, getting the tire pressure just right, POPs was busy getting the water bottles filled and on every ones bikes. It was close to 6:30am when they started prepping Shane to go live with a local TV anchor. The camera man asked all the riders to get in the background and pretend like we were working on bikes, or getting them ready. We couldn't hear what the anchor was asking Shane and it was hard to hear Shane's responses but we were sure Shane did a great job. Later in the day someone had sent us an e-mail with the link to the video in it. We all huddled around my phone and watched it in the middle of the desert....Here it is
http://www.kpho.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks_video_id=4696012
The ride today was really good. The mileage was low, i think it was a total of 66 miles into Aquila. The wind did start to blow around 11am, but it was a cross wind and not nearly as bad as it has been in the past weeks. We stopped in Wickenburg to make sure everyone was okay and made the decision to go ahead and go to the end location and then eat lunch. We did that and made it to the RV around 1pm. We had lunch and then checked out our accommodations for the night. We had to make a few minor modifications but was able to get everyone in a bed and comfortable.
Dinner was at the Coyote Flat Cafe and Bar tonight. They had given us 12 meal tickets for both dinner tonight, and breakfast in the morning. They had a great menu and even better food. I look forward to eating breakfast there in the morning. They are opening extra early for us to come by and eat.
Today was also special because it is my wife's birthday! She also was part of our POPsRide crew today too. She was the SAG driver today and was out there on the side of the road helping POPs keep our water bottles full and our energy levels high. Thank you babe for giving up your birthday to come and help us out!
Tonight Auntie M and Aunt B came out to pick up Sarah and to have dinner with us. They also brought my boys out. We all enjoyed dinner and Coyote Flats also baked a cake and we all sang Happy Birthday to Sarah and wished her a happy 21st birthday! Love you Babe!
I am very tired tonight, and I think it is from the weekend and not from today. The ride wasn't hard and I didn't have to burn any extra energy to complete it. I think the last 2 days are just catching up with me. It is only 8pm but I think I am going to close my eyes and see what happens.
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