Aptly named, our rest day was full of relaxing and also getting a few important things done that we hadn’t had the chance to do in the days previous. The team was very glad not to have a specified wake-up time, although only a few of us really got to sleep in as by this point we are so used to waking up early.
Tales of the Trail
We started our day with a breakfast consisting of eggs and blueberry oatmeal bars provided by UUFCC. After breakfast one group went to get coffee from a local coffee shop and get random groceries that we needed from Walmart. Another group stayed at the stayover and decided to have fun on the playground behind the church. They had an amazing time making up random games and being kids again. It was one of the most fun activities they’ve done on the trip so far. After this we all piled into the van to go to get lunch. Not everyone could decide on what exact place to eat, so after talking it over we all decided to get our own different foods and bring it back to the stayover to eat together. A few people got pizza slices bigger than their head, while some other groups decided on Thai or Chinese food. (I personally got Pad Thai and it was delicious).
Largest pizza slices i’ve ever seen! (Sam left) (Tada right)
Most of our day after lunch was either spent relaxing at our stayover or out running errands. A few of these being most of the team going to a local laundromat while a few others went to a bike shop to get a few bike problems straightened out. One of our teammates even got a great deal for $20 bike shoes! After all of our random things we had to do the whole team settled in and got cozy for the evening and tried to get some valuable relaxation after the hectic and busy start to the ride.
Ren (left) after putting new parts on her bike! Ved (right) getting ready in case we ever have to switch bikes (although it would be quite small)
During the evening we invented a new game that I am sure will be played by us many more nights to come. The game is pretty simple, one person plays music and whoever guesses the song name first gets to play the next song. As simple as this is, some of our team played for at least 2 hours and it never got old. I think it is awesome to hear other people’s music taste and get introduced to lots of songs that I ended up adding to my own playlists to listen to later. The team would soon head to bed a little early as we definitely needed to get as much sleep as we can now to prepare for the days ahead.
There is no cyclist corner today as there wouldn’t be too much to talk about seeing as we didn’t ride today. Stay tuned though, there will be plenty more interviews to come.