Day 6 May 2

Ok – same horses ……. 2 years older!

Last night I slept @ the “community park ” in Bouse AZ. Went well, no one bothered me except for the coyotes that started in about 10:00 & went on & off ALL night. They sounded as close as 100 feet from my tent. I am sure that the sent of Peppers homemade beef jerky was driving them nuts. After a home cooked breakfast of beef jerky / 3 scoops of peanut butter / 2 cups of coffee & a pack of tuna fish I was off @ sunrise to beat the heat & traffic on this godforsaken stretch of road. The plan worked & the heat & traffic both cooperated for 27 miles before I reached the Rt 60 intersection. After a short break @ one of the very few convenient stores in Az I headed up the a road with a real berm & smooth pavement. Just a note for you non bicycle guys. Not all pavement is the same . The pavement for the past day & 27 miles today was a very coarse texture that narrow bike tires don’t roll over very good. The difference between coarse & smooth is like the difference between a tail wind or a head wind. This road was nice.

After 2 stops along the way for drinks I made my way into Agulia.

I met up with my host family for the night, Phyllis and Randy, that live in an amazing place in an airpark located just south of town. They have 3 airplanes including a motor glider and an RV 12 home built that Randy is constructing. We hung out in the hangar talking flying things for the remainder of the afternoon. Both Randy and Phyllis are extremely accomplished pilots. These were great people and someone I hope to meet up with again. After a delicious dinner, I re-packed and was off to bed.