Sunday, June 26, 2022

Missoula Rest day June 26, 2022








Missoula Rest day

June 26, 2022

I don’t know why it is called a rest day as there is always so much to do.  I guess it is because I didn’t have to get up at 4:45 am and slept in until 6:30 AM, then lay in bed until 7:08.  I gathered my laundry up and headed for the basement where the laundromat is.  Free laundry and soap supplied by Cycle America.  Can’t beat that deal!  Sorting all the clothes and getting them into their respective compression bags was almost as big a task but at least I feel organized for the upcoming week.

Tent was next, spreading it out and getting it dry and rolled up nicely.  At least it is packed up well for one day.  I dropped my bike off with the mechanics as they wanted to put a new chain on it. I think this is something they teach a bike mechanic school.  Always sell the customer a new chain. My car has a roller chain on the cam shafts and it goes for 100,000 miles or more and has a lot more torque put through it than my bike chain but 3000 miles and “You need a new chain”. 

Barry, Ken and I walked over to get a burger for lunch at this dive casino Barry had found the other day.  It was surprisingly good.  Hand formed patty and lots of crispy fries.  My laptop had wanted to do an update so I set it to update while we were gone for lunch. Two hours later it is still up dating.  There is just nothing worse than these first world problems.

Supper tonight is in the Missoula university dorm cafeteria. It is always a great meal. Dorm food is about 10,000 times better than the food we got when I was in the university dorm.

I finally got some reliable internet so I was able to read all the cool comments people have been leaving me, which I absolutely love getting on the blog.  The one question which I saw and would like to answer is am I the oldest person on the tour?  The answer is no it looks like I am in third place.  The oldest fellow is 78 and Tony is from Holland.  Second oldest is Graeme from Australia at 72 .  I am currently 70 with my birthday Dec 1951. Close behind me is Bruce at 70 and whose birthday is Jan 1952.  Barry is a distant 5th and will be 70 in July.  I have not surveyed absolutely every rider but it looks this looks like the geezers. 

Tomorrow of to Lincoln. 

Terry  

 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rest day = getting ready for next week. Seems to me the oldest rider in 2014 was 79.

Have a good week to come.

Calgary Ken C.

Anonymous said...

Way to go - especially for the third oldest geezer. You have found your rhythm after a good week and learned how to speedily change flats.
Jim H.