Nothing Too Spectacular

This was written last Thursday. A bit delayed but what the hey.

Nothing too spectacular about the drive down to Bisbee, Arizona. Plenty of cacti and rocks to look at and the occasional Navy fighter jet being transported on the back of a semi to veer around. Oh, I did manage to lock the keys in the van at a rest stop outside of Blythe. So even though I didn’t manage to get any time on the bike I did get my heart rate up for a few minutes.

Bisbee is really a neat place. It’s this desert canyon made even deeper by years of mining and this town crammed into the canyon. I am sitting in a coffee shop watching the downtown area start to fill with cyclists who really don’t seem to fit in to this old mining town very well. Guess that includes me, except without the skinny legs.

I met up with Gaby and Rene yesterday and it sure is nice to have friends to hang out with. I like the host family I am with but it’s hard without any teammates. My legs feel good but there is nobody to tell that to. My stomach didn’t agree with the burrito I ate in Buckeye but again, nobody to tell. Traveling by yourself provides a lot of self reflection time. Probably a bit too much in reality. You know your lonely when you can’t wait to hear the DJ’s voice over the satellite radio as it brings you at least a bit of company. It’s funny because Brent and I always complain that there is too much talking over the satellite radio.

Tonight I ride 2.8 miles up the main street in Old Bisbee for an uphill time trial. I rode the course last night and it’s really a nice ride. I am still in the get fitness mode and hopefully this stage race as well as Gila will help get me fit for Mt. Hood and Cascade!

Okay, this coffee place is filling up. I should go outside and take some pictures of this place. Hopefully I can get internet access to work before I leave Bisbee but it doesn’t look likely. My computer is not accepting the wireless from any location here and I am not skilled enough to figure out why.

More later….