day 25: Vaughn to Edgewood, NM

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

Psalm 23:2-3

63 miles – 2,582 ft climb

Please note the flag on the RV behind him. I’m telling you Patriotism is going strong!

Bruce had a late morning getting started because of our crazy hook up situation. It took 2 hoses attached to each other to reach the water at site #4 and 2 electric cords to reach his electricity. We had hoped that the guy with the truck parked right behind us would come home and move it, but that did not happen. So Bruce had to back out through that narrow slot. Which he did fabulously!! There was no way to reach the spot to unload the black and grey tanks, so we had to drive around to the front of site #4 and hook 2 waste hoses up to accomplish that task. I had told Bruce that he could go ahead and leave and I could unhook everything, but he wisely chose to stay and do it himself. If I had to get out of that spot, I probably would have just mowed down the rest of the tree. Or still be sitting there waiting for the truck to move.

Bruce was finally able to leave around 9:25. From my perspective it was a really easy day. The weather was nice. Just a gentle breeze blowing in through the windows when I stopped to wait for Bruce to catch up with me. Not too much traffic. But when I asked him how his day went he said, and I quote, “the first 20 miles were hard because I had a lot of lactic in my legs from the long ride yesterday. The wind was in my face most of the day and there was a lot of climbing. After I quit worrying about my average speed, I settled into a nice pace and just grinded it out.” Translation: his legs hurt at first, but then he stopped competing and remembered that THIS IS NOT A RACE and just kept pedaling.

Tomorrow we get our kicks!

I found an RV park on Historic Route 66 on the east side of Albuquerque. It’s nice. Not fancy. Not ghetto. No trees were cut down tonight. Tomorrow we take back highways to the other side of Albuquerque and will meet up with our Wichita friends, Stew and Mary Stephens. Then we get to play. Hopefully Mary has lots of fun stuff planned for us.

Tonight I just whipped up some burnt ends real quick for dinner. Ok, so I really just HEATED UP the ones I bought yesterday. Yes, we are using paper plates. Because my kitchen sink is basically
6 x 12 x 4 and I hate doing dishes. Don’t judge.

Bruce nailing down his route for tomorrow. See those Stacy’s? That’s bag number 7.
This is what I wake up to most mornings. Bruce always wakes up early and makes himself a cup of regular coffee. Then, because I’m complicated AND I like only French Vanilla coffee AND I like to make my own, he gets out my coffee, puts in a fresh filter, and gets my water ready. After I send him off, all I have to do is dump everything in and wa-la — the perfect cup of coffee. After I add my Coconut Creamer, that is.

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  1. In honor of Bruce’s historic ride across America, Kim and I each rode from our homes (approximately 1.5 to 3 miles) to Eastborough Park; picnicked and returned home. Wow what a day, that Kansas wind is difficult to manage! Keep going Bruce, we were inspired to ride where we haven’t ridden before! Thanks Bruce, take care, inspired Judy

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