Hope Floats June 23

Waking up this morning was not something I want to do... it definitely feels like a Monday. I can't explain it, it just feels like Monday and Monday's are not good days for me. However, we do make it to the bike shop and the super cool hippy bike tech gets Brett's bike into Tip Top shape in no time. It turns out that the spoke Kelly and he replaced was done correctly after all. I decide to buy some spokes as well just in case this happens again. I'm definitely learning that being over prepared is not a bad thing :o)

We then get on our way, leaving Hope behind and head on to Princeton. The ride is super hilly and we make it over two mountain passes "Sunday" and "Allison" both are quite challenging. Our legs are all beginning to feel like Jelly by the time we ride back down to the river and to Princeton.

The campground once again is amazing, we have a spot right on the river and free showers! However the camp stove is no longer working. The propane leaks and when one tries to light it fire begins shooting out the side and underneath the stove. I hid behind the van while the "guys" tried to figure out what was going on. Soon we all decided that the next Walmart we find the stove is being exchanged. So.... we end up cooking Kraft Dinner on the open fire, it works really well but the pot is now black....very black. But it tastes great, it might just be that I'm really hungry!