March 13th - and still pedalling!

First of all, let me get it out there : my tush is fine - a little stressed while riding but not unbearable.  It is not used to such prolonged contact to such a hard surface, but we have reached an understanding and it works for both of us!!
Stayed at the lovely Sheffler's Motel in Salome, Arizona yesterday.  What can I say - I think that it was a great bonding experience for the group!  If we can survive Sheffler's and still smile, we can survive anything!!!
We are definitely in the desert now but it is surprisingly cool - almost cold - in the mornings when we first set out.  And we have been lucky - it really hasn't been very hot the last couple of days.  It has been very flat which tends to be a little boring, but maybe boring is okay once in a while!!
Let's see : Blythe to Salome yesterday and today we rolled into Wickenburg, Arizona - the biggest dude ranch city in the world!  It seems to be a cute little town, but we usually bike into town, get into our hotel rooms, clean up, eat and go to bed!
Oh, my friend Sheila was sick Tuesday night and had to miss the ride yesterday.  She cycled today - very slowly but was a real trooper and managed to do all 58 miles.  I'm healthy so far - knock on wood!

Correction :  This trip is 58 days long with a day at the beginning and one at the end that are organizational days, there are actually 48 days of cycling with 8 rest days.  Still 3,100 miles though and we are over 10% done!!

Not sure what else to tell you : it is spring in the desert so there are a lot of flowers along side the road - yellow, purple, pink, as well as red and orange - it's quite beautiful to see so much green amongst the cacti.  Got a great picture of a coyote today - exciting to see some wildlife.

Tomorrow Phoenix - only 67 miles from here!!

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Janine