My alarm when off at 6am and I did something I seldom do - I hit snooze. I wasn’t feeling rested, still having after effects of a long, hot day, but I groaned and dragged on my gear, feeling kind of low and lonely without anyone “at home” to get... [...]
I was up at 4am and headed over to the main hotel for the 4:30am riders meeting. Coffee was welcome, but as usual I diluted mine with hot water and decaf so I wouldn’t spike and crash in a few hours; I’ve found that I don’t need that much caffeine... [...]
Up at 5am, feeling refreshed - amazing what 3 hours of shut-eye can do for your attitude and mental acuity.. I hopped in the shower for 60 seconds, had a snack, and was rolling by 5:20am. I wonder what the motel night clerk thought of me, a single lady showing... [...]
I managed a really solid 7 hours of sleep, despite the delay getting into the room. Having a strategy for each stop that maximizes time your lay flat on your back is important, so anything that wastes that time - leisurely meals, phone calls home, fiddling with luggage - all... [...]
I got about 2.5 hours of sleep, DuckTales waking me up around 6:00am. I lay in bed, looking at the pale dawn through the gauzy hotel curtain, and it took a couple minutes before realizing that the sunlight, pale as it was, meant the storm was past, and it was... [...]