Hello from Republic!!!
We’ve finally gotten our pace lines sorted out (mostly… I still have issues getting too close to people, and then falling behind, but everyone else seems to get it). Brendon is the champion at leading the pack… he leaves a wake rather than a small draft—I believe the quote was, “You guys are like swift little shells in the water, and I’m a yacht.” After a long hill climb like today, I can sometimes picture the ripples of broken air coming off of his body.
We’re all exhausted. We have biked for only 4 days, about 250 miles, climbed over 10,000 feet, descended at over 40 mph. I would not rather be anywhere else than with this group of people. We seem to take a long time in the morning… get up at 6 and on the road by 8:30, although some of us are ready a bit early (like an hour earlier) Sorry if this is kind of haphazard, but that’s how my mind works after a long day.
Highlights from the day: We climbed 1500 feet, and Brendon realized his wallet had been misplaced. It was actually left at the Organic Food Co-op in Tonasket, 7 miles back. Luckily, Jay Speakman came to the rescue and drove back in to town to recover it (thank you Jay). Ellie, Parker, and Ellen practiced their circus act together in a “no-hands” contest. All three are convinced that they won, although from my perspective, Ellie lasted the longest.
Now we’re just relaxing in Republic after a big dinner. We won’t be able to get the post up tonight, because there’s no internet in our motel, but we will as soon as we can!
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