Shawne and Jo say... Day 33 Mileage Today: 0 Flats Today: 0 DAY OFF Waking up in a bed, inside a warm home made it difficult to get going. We wanted to just lay there and snuggle for hours. We finally rose to find that Liz had already left to visit her man. We dressed and left the house, on the way to breakfast. Liz told us not to worry about locking the house because it wasn't necessary here. We heard that the locals can eaily identify tourists by noticing people who use their remote control to lock their cars, hearing [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 32 Miles Today: 26.4 Total Mileage: 1,301.1 Flats Today: 0 Total Flats: 36 We found a small artist's cafe and sat down for breakfast. The walls were covered in various local artist's works from photographs to paintings, all for sale. Jo ordered a 'Garden Waffle' while Shawne stayed with the traditional bacon and eggs plate. The coffee was serve yourself out of pump style Thermos containers. We talked with the owners (who were both artists) about the local scene. They explained that they moved here some-odd years ago and will never leave. The charm of [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 31 Miles Today: 55.8 Total Mileage: 1274.7 Flats Today: 0 Total Flats: 36 We rose early, trying to avoid detection by any ranchers or passing motorists. Jo backed into a cactus while taking the morning camp pictures, and Shawne had to pull a sharp needle out of her leg. We packed up and made it through the gate and onto the road without being noticed. The gas station was open now back in Kent. We backtracked about a mile and ventured inside the store to check what was on the menu for breakfast. Microwaved burritos and [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 30 Miles Today: 73.5 Total Mileage: 1218.9 Flats Today: 2 Total Flats: 36 After a quick breakfast, we packed up and made our way down the frontage road parallelling I-10. The chipsealed pavement made for a rough ride, but there was no traffic. We rode side by side, taking up the whole lane for miles. We noticed a large amount of big rig traffic on I-10. Jo came up with a game...counting how many big rigs would pass by on the interstate without a car going by. Our record was 15. The frontage road ended at [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 29 Miles Today: 60.1 Total Mileage: 1145.4 Flats Today: 1 Total Flats: 34 The sound of geese and ducks quacking and squawking woke us up this morning. A pipe spewed water into a pond, refilling what had been lost to evaoration. So much for the local water shortage. We ventured into a run down building used for restrooms. There were three doors labeled 'Women'. Shawne escorted Jo into one of the women's restrooms, as she often does in case something or someone tries to attack her. There were two toilets in the small room, one of [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 28 Mileage Today: 49.1 Total Mileage: 1085.3 Flats Today: 3 Total Flats: 33 Tubes Used Today: 1 Total Tubes Used: 6 We woke up early today thinking that we were going to do our first 100+ mile day. We had a lot of ground to cover so we ate a quick breakfast of leftover spaghetti and thanked Tony for everything he'd done. It was a great experience for Shawne...getting to know some of his family from whom he'd drifted apart. We spotted a Target store yesterday while on the city bus, and headed that direction. Shawne [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 27 Mileage Today: 0 Flats Today: 0 DAY OFF We slept in today...the curtains keeping the sunrise away from our eyes. Tony jumped on the city bus with us and headed for the Downtown Library. It's been a long time since either one of us have ridden on a city bus. After traveling by bicycle for so long, the speed of the bus seemed excessive, and the driver out of control. We zipped down city streets and cornered sharply, causing us to cling to the handrails. Instead of pulling a cord to signal the driver to [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 26 Mileage Today: 49.2 Total Mileage: 1036.2 Flats Today: 2 Total Flats: 30 Tubes Used Today: 2 Total Tubes Used: 5 This morning, as we were packing, we saw the couple we spoke to last night. Doug and Sharon took a picture of Jo's feet sticking out of the tent first thing this morning. They were on their way to Silver City to go on a day ride on their bicycles with a friend. They'd driven from Eastern Texas in their "Rainbow Van" with the bikes secured to the back. Doug said that everyone makes fun [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 25 Mileage Today: 66.6 Total Mileage: 987.0 Flats Today: 1 Total Flats: 28 Things we've learned so far... #1 The entire Southwest looks like Nevada, but is dotted with Ocotillo #2 Pert Plus can be used as bodywash, shampoo, laundry detergent, and dishsoap #3 Instead of stopping to use the restroom, truck drivers pee in plastic drink bottles and throw them out the window, and they are everywhere! #4 There are thousands of dollars worth of tools that can be found on the side of the road #5 An entire gallon of milk can be consumed [View Full Entry]

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Shawne and Jo say... Day 24 Mileage Today: 27.8 Total Mileage: 920.4 Flats Today: 0 Total Flats: 27 I woke around 4:30 a.m. to find that Jo couldn't sleep well. She told me of these strange dreams she'd been having all night. One was of a mutant mouse with a three foot long tail that made a terrible hissing sound. In her dream, I would tell her, "Stop making that noise, Jo. You are depressed! You need some medication!" Then she had a dream that she was standing outside our tent and saw a man in a white hooded sweatshirt standing [View Full Entry]

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