A day of rest

I was so excited last night knowing I did not have to get on my bike today I could hardly go to sleep. Of course I was up at 5:15am as normal and could not sleep in, some habits are hard to kick. The day was spent doing laundry, breaking down and cleaning the bike, and doing a bit of shopping. Some people actually got on their bikes and rode 15 miles to stay loose, can you even imagine? Had lunch with Martin who has been with us since California and was flying home today. He is a great rider and was very good to me, kind and encouraging. I will miss him.
  I had dinner tonight with Rose and Rich from England . Rose is 22 and just got her degree in international affairs. Rich was a journalist for the BBC for many years but now owns a production and training company. Rich walked out of the meeting with the Chaplain  the morning Ray died because of all the religious  talk. He said he used to believe until he covered the slaughter  in Rowanda between the Tootsies and Hootus . So much death and depravity how could God let it happen? We talked politics and religion, it is quite interesting  to see how sectarian  the Europeans are in general. I really like them, they are kind and funny. Last night at dinner there was a baseball game on TV  and I was trying to explain all the rules to Rich, it was quite entertaining.
   Simon from New Zeland  asked Rose how many international  affairs she has had at the young age of 22. He is quite a character . Someone mentioned it was Cinco de Mayo yesterday and he wanted to know what that was, I told him it was the day all Mexicans got drunk and ate Mexican  food. His response  was " That is a holiday I can whole heartedly support" He is assuredly the biggest personality on this trip. It has been a wonderful day of rest. We leave in the morning for Conway, Ar. Approximately 122 miles. It will be the first of 10 straight days of riding.
   Better get some sleep. The picture is of me and Rose at the Arkansas State Line.

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