Day 6 January 20th
Heading Northeast today and had a 20-30mph headwind all day. Due to the wind and a 1000ft climb it took over 5 1/2 hours to go 54 miles. We met 2 cyclotourists going in the other direction with big smiles on their faces. They stopped to chat and report going 20+ mph all morning without much effort.
We had our 1st dinner eating out since starting the journey. A popular pizza place called "Silly Al's". It's a hopping country bar/pizza joint with pool tables. Aaron and I challenged Lenny and Rick to a game. I'm sure they will want a rematch soon as Aaron was able to arm bike 54 miles into a stiff headwind all day and still had the arm coordination to sink 3 balls in a row to finish them off at the end.
We had our 1st state crossing towards the end of today's ride as we crossed the Colorado river into Arizona. Our destination for today is Quartzsite Arizona. Permenant resident population about 3,600. January and February population about 1 million! I've never seen so many RV's in one area. This town is known for it's 2 month long swap meets and flee markets that attract a huge portion of retired RV'ers. If your curious about this check out the towns official website about their events at http://www.maineventqz.com/
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