That isn't to say we are out of town yet. We made it to Apache Junction. City all the way. Stop and go with a long ride through the Mesa residential dessert. No convenience stores and we found a park with a water fountain behind a locked gate. I didn't like Phoenix, but Mesa is not bike friendly on hot days.
I also started the day with another flat. Picked up a self tapping sheet metal screw. I was able to patch the tube without taking the tire off the bike so got going fairly quickly.
We stopped at a couple of parks along the way to refresh our water and rest.
I spend most of the day riding with Hal who bunked with me during the rest day.
We climbed a little, but nothing that you would call a hill. The day was very hot and had many stop lights and signs to negotiate which made it somewhat hard for me.
Stopped at a gas station after traversing Mesa and bought a gallon of water to replenish what I had drunk and some that I dumped because it was hot.
I then stopped at a KFC an had sandwich and cooled off a little before riding the final 3 miles into camp.
It is very hot here tonight. Hope I can sleep. Tomorrow is a big climbing day with a couple of places with limited water stops and a tunnel. But we are going into cooler territory so hopefully it will be easier.
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