highest in WA. It was a grind. That was the first 15 miles today.
We went on a total of 55 miles into Colville where we are staying at
the fairgrounds. Turns out fairgrounds usually have camping with
showers at a reasonable rate... $5 for tonight.
It was a hot day. Since it is Sabbath we did not seek relief from
cold drinks or air conditioned restaurants. This raised an
interesting question. How do you find relief from the heat. Well it
turns out that one benefit of cycling is you generate your own
breeze. Getting to camp early is a disincentive as what are you going
to do? Sit around and bake? That is not an exciting prospect. We
rode until we were tired which brought us to Colville.
Alicia was attacked by a black bird today! She was riding alongside a
marsh with tall rushes and she heard this flapping of wings and a
squack in her ear. The shadow showed the bird right at her neck.
Yesterday we met another fellow singly riding west to east and we
mentioned this to him (Chuck Bell). We saw him again this evening.
He recalls this happening to him several times in the past and he too
was attacked today.
I guess the bird knew better than to try any funny stuff with me!! Ha!
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