We started with a simple complimentary oatmeal breakfast at the motel and headed out to catch the bike shop when they opened. There was some confusion because Siri told me the bike shop was in downtown on Main and the ACA map said it was at a mall on the edge of town. I tried calling both places numerous times before we left but no one answered before opening. Siri was right. We got to the mall when they opened and it was a chain shoe store, "Finish Line". The bike shop was "Finish Line Pro". We rode back into town and I got some new cycling shorts and a spare tube to replace the ruined one. Jim rode back to the motel to beat checkout time and the room card had already expired. I arrived by the time he got the maid to let him in.
We had a beautiful but short ride up to Brawley and got grocery shopping done while we waited for our "warm showers" host to arrive. They are both cyclists and made us feel welcome, sharing their home and facilities. Thanks to them both!
I made run into the Brawley post office and got rid of some things, the heaviest of which was the solar charger. It worked great but it's unlikely I will run out of juice between outlets.
We are getting an early start on the nearly service less 67 mile run to Palo Verde.
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