It was a cool, windy day for us with a direct head wind. There is very little to mention about this day because for the most part our heads were down pedaling against the wind the whole time. There were 3 tough hills also, so we cut the day to a relatively short 45 miles.
The one interesting event - today marks the first spill taken after over 2000 miles. Jake rolled his bike into the borrow pit. It was slightly freak accident. He was drafting me. A duck flew out directly into my path and there were cars passing in both directions. So, I freaked a bit and braked. Jake, drafting, couldn't react in time and rear-ended me. Next thing I know, I hear his bike hit the road. I looked back and Jake was picking himself up from of the side of the road. Kinda scary, but he didn't get hurt and he quickly got back on his bike and we continued our ride.
Also, we scored the best hotel of the entire adventure so far. We rolled into Prescott with no place to stay. We stopped at an intersection and looked across the street. The building had a vacancy sign. It turned out to be a boutique motel and by far the best accommodations we've had to date. At only $129, it has 2 king beds, a fridge, microwave, washer/dryer, ice machine and super clean and nice!! We completely lucked out on this one. It's called 'The Port of Prescott'. It's amazing.



Sounds scary. Glad to hear Jake came out unharmed. Good on you guys with your diamond in the rough.
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