66 miles. Fallon, NV to Reno, NV
Last day of biking for this stretch, finally. Its been 11 days straight of biking, our longest stretch of the trip, and its about time for a break. After such a monster day yesterday i thought today would just roll by but guess how well that went. The terrain was decently flat but I guess its sorta like how the closer you get to a bathroom the worse you have to go. The biking was just a bit harder than i was expecting.
Fortunately our wonderful hosts in Fallon loaded us up with as much eggs and pancakes as we could fit. The result of several mornings without protein basically resulted in half a dozen eggs complementing my 5 pancakes.
Took a nice long lunch break in which the Regatta continued with "No-ah rider day" with activities including the Meryl and Larry chammy butter competition along with the Anne-Lise off during which we saw who could pronounce her name best. Hillary and I secured a victory for the Black Pearl yet again by stopping to buy a baguette just for the event.
The day was okay until we were forced to bike on I-80 since the other option was a 45 mile detour. When i say biking on I-80 i really mean the scariest, most miserable biking of the trip consisting of ridiculous standstill headwind combined with rumble strips and only 4 feet of clearance from hundreds of 18 wheelers. Yea, try 26 miles of that. Oh and the hunger upon finally finishing was not the best.
Just as the sun seemed ready to set upon my gloomy day, a fresh ray of hope shined in the form of a POOL PARTY! hosted by friends of our host. They had this beautiful huge house with an amazing inset pool and terrace in the backyard, jacuzzi and all, topped with a wonderful spread of food. It took me a burger and a hot dog before i could start functioning like a normal human and begin eating for real. Eating watermelon in the hot tub -> Brainmelting!Also, Happy 20th Birthday George! No more teenage irresponsibility for you!
We're staying at this guy Steve's house whose awesomeness i can only attempt to describe. Think rugged firefighter, registered pyrotechnician, experienced welder, and adrenaline enthusiast all in one. And add to that an immaculate taste in interior design. The guy has motorbiked the entire perimeter of Mexico not to mention his routes across the country and does custom welding art for fun. Did i mention that he has the largest flame launchers at the Burning Man festival every year. Think of someone casually storing two 10 foot flame spewing howitzer cannons in their garage. Yea thats Steve. And to top it all he's one of the most awesomely calm and softspoken guys I've ever met. Oh yeah, and he singlehandedly fixed our busted trailer. The first 10 minutes upon arriving in his house was basically a chorus of oohs and aaahs. Thank you Steve!
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