Ok! Up early to get a jump on the move. Got packed up and breakfasted pretty early, then fueled up (I think I actually learned something the other day on the mountain!) so we could chug on down the road.

Made good time, giving us a chance to get Junior an oil change today. Almost 5,000 miles since the last, and on the trip so far we’re at about 4,600 or so. New air filter and Junior’s breathing a lot better than we are! Took him to the local Dodge dealer, who just moved, and they actually made it VERY difficult to find their new location. Almost gave up and went to Jiffy Lube, but we finally got its  location and did the dirty deed. Happy Junior!

In the afternoon, hit the local bike shops, and The Bear and I got some Command Post seat posts for our bikes, so we could all three have matching seat posts. Adrian had made us jealous. Basically, it is an adjustable seat post with three positions – full height, just as a normal seat post, then one position a bit over an inch below that, useful for when you want more foot contact with the ground at a standstill, and fully collapsed, which is about four inches lower than normal, and allows you to get your butt really low when going down a hill, to keep from going over the handlebars as easily. A bargain at $300 installed! Each. Yikes! Never thought I’d spend that much on a seat post! Also, I’ve been battling a leaky front tube, so I had them fix that while we’re at it. Was going to take an hour, so we went a few doors down for a beer, at the Crystal Bar:

Interesting place, and pretty good beer, though no Guinness on tap – boo!

For dinner, Adrian made some pretty good pasta, with lots of garlic and mushrooms, and of course, olive oil. Mmm … good stuff. And tonight, we have proof that EVERYONE like Pecan Sandies:

This guy just would not leave us alone, you’d take a bite of your cookie, and he’d land and get some for himself! Finally we just gave up and let him have this half to himself, so we could eat ours in peace! Good cookies, from the Keebler elves!

Adrian must have read my blog entry from yesterday, because today, one of the things he bought was a can of Bear Spray! Smart man! I hope we never need that stuff. I’ll stick to seeing grizzlies at the zoo.

Best news of all? I was told today that tomorrow I’m going to bang tail! Woohoo!