Talked to a young guy from Virginia who was heading back home to NM.

Loitered for an extended period. Talked for quite a while with a guy named Jim who was complaining about cooky Californians.

Oil at the pump. Nearly slid out. Boots are slippery now.

30 or so minute stop. Probably wise. The heat sneaks up on you.

Phone overheated. It's hot out here and this is just a preview.

Quick stop to switch out earplugs.

Stopping to prep for the rain.

AirHawk Ordered. Hopefully it'll work out. My shoulder was cramping up so I did a quick set of shoulder exercises and drank a bunch of water and it's much improved.

It's amazing how little effort it takes to improve things, at least for me.

Lost track of time attempting to write. Late start.Shoulder was cramping up but some quick stability exercises and it loosened up.

It looks like I'm 5 hours out from Michael's so that gives me some time this morning. I was too tired last night to write anything but I slept pretty well.

The Drury Hotel is pretty nice. It provides a decent breakfast with good coffee.

I hardly noticed the last 250 miles.

bartender warmed up and made my evening

400 miles so far. The only issues are with my sitz bones and legs. The shoulder has hardly been bothering me.