Day 14-One Small Village to the Next

Mexican Water, AZ to Shonto, AZ
Distance: 65.63 miles
Time: 6:11:52
Max Speed: 50.6 mph
Average Speed: 13.8 mph

Another wonderful surprise awaited us in Shonto as Kevin got us a place to stay in the Shonto community center, complete with a kitchen, large floor area, bathrooms, wireless internet, and the coldest hose shower we have experienced to date. We had a delicious pasta dinner prepared by Darlene and Katrina before winding down by trying to fix Ryan's shifter/derailleur, which Oleg did most of the work on and ended up replacing the shifter in the end.

The ride today went well. At one point, we stopped at a Burger King in one of the towns we were passing through and I got a Whopper Jr. and a slurpee. It was delicious. About 5 miles down the road, at our next actual rest stop, Kevin had McDonald's chicken sandwiches, fries, and Sprite for us, all donated. That was probably the most fast food I have had in one day in quite some time, but when we are burning 3,000+ calories a day on our bikes, I figure one day won't do too much damage.
Later in the day, we saw an interesting grain elevator contraption that looked like a huge roller coaster of sorts. It was very intriguing. At the final rest stop, Kevin gave us the directions to the Shonto community center after telling us the awesome news.

The final mile into Shonto was a very steep hill into a canyon where I hit my top speed for the day. It was another awesome ending tot he day. Upon arriving at the center, however, we found that Oleg had gotten the trailer stuck in some deep sand, so it took some careful planning and brute strength to correct that error, but all was well in the end.

Tomorrow I drive again, but it should be an easy day as we are headed for Page, AZ and will be descending a couple thousand feet or so. Hopefully it will be less stressful than my first drive day. Peyton should be a good drive buddy. Hopefully.

Peace and Love,
Trailer Tito