Day 82 – 2013-09-28, Saturday – Cortez, CO

COLD this morning, but we were roasty-toasty, thanks to the electric mattresses on The Beast. What a great idea! Because these are “tent” trailers, so really no insulation. Took until almost nine to get the nerve to get out of bed. It’s that old 747 thing again …

Anyway, The Bear is feeling better, but better not to push it. No riding today, but we did go visit the bike shop in town, Kokopelli Bike & Board. Pretty good selection, considering how small the town is, and friendly staff. We already knew about stuff in and around here, so no info needed. Tomorrow we’ll go ride out at Phil’s World. Heard a lot about it, we’ll probably spend a few hours out there, if The Bear can hold up. Need to watch that, of course.

Ok, this morning I got brave and tried the furnace … no fire! Well, ok, there WAS fire, but only where there was supposed to be fire. No unexpected fires anywhere else. And it put out heat – a LOT of heat, so life is good! We’ll still use the electric heater, because it’s a lot cheaper. Gas furnaces use gas – a LOT of gas, and gas is not cheap, so it will only get used when we need extra heat on super cold days or nights. Could have used it last night!

We also went out to Phil’s World, to see what we’re in for tomorrow. This place looks really cool! Reminds me of the Texas Hill Country. Can’t wait to come back and ride it tomorrow!

 

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