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Thursday, May 3, 2007

A Very Satisfying Dinner

Jacob Lake, AZ to Mt. Carmel, UT
54 miles

(May 2) You may have noticed we haven't posted in a while. We were in an area that didn't have reception, so we couldn't send in our posts. Be sure to read back a few days to get caught up. We also noticed that most of Utah and Colorado doesn't have service either, so expect a few lags in our posts. But fear not, we will continue to post as often as we can!

I'm starting to enjoy this a bit more these days. My body is feeling better, and I'm getting used to the daily routine. One thing that really helps is eating enough food (and more)to keep me going.

We biked down 3,000 feet today, and to be honest, for as long as it took to bike up that far, it would be nice if we could enjoy the downhills a bit longer. What took us 6 hours to bike up yesterday, only took a few minutes to bike down (or so it seemed).

We left Arizona and entered Utah today. I noticed that Arizona has lots of RVs, and lots of RV Parks. I never really understood the point of having an RV. "Honey, let's go camping, only we'll bring the whole house with us." But, I can't help but feel a hint of jealousy whenever we camp in between a couple of humongous RVs.

When we got to Mount Carmel, we were buying some food, and asked the cashier where the campground was. Another customer told us we should inquire about the RV campground just around the corner. So we went over and found out that this campground is reserved for RVs, but they told us to go ahead and pick a spot wherever we wanted--no charge! Then as we were setting up camp, the customer who recommended the place came over and told us, "Don't bother cooking dinner, come and join us for salad and spaghetti." So, we had a wonderful pasta dinner with Tom, Pat, and their family. With salad, pasta, garlic bread, and great conversation, we really could not have asked for a better meal! They had lots left over, so we didn't feel guilty about taking seconds, thirds, and fourths (it was that good!). We really stuffed ourselves full. On top of that, they offered us a ride into Zion National park tomorrow. There are several areas where biking is illegal in the park, so our only option is to hitchike. It is such a relief knowing we won't have to worry about that tomorrow.

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