There were 2 cool things today: kayaking, and meeting the 4K for Cancer ride. From a cycling standpoint, today was only 36 miles, much of which I had a tailwind for and was on a bike path. So that’s not terribly interesting. Kayaking was great; Sandpoint is actually the kind of place I could see hanging out in for vacation, between the food and the beach and the kayaking; I went out with Nick A and had a fun time with him hanging out on the water; this time I put on sunscreen!
We also got to meet the 4K for Cancer ride; I’ll have a bit more to say about that tomorrow, but I’ve never had that happen in 4 years, to have another team come and stay with us at the same time. The 4K for Cancer ride is, of course for cancer and it is a ride that only allows people up to 26 years old. They were really nice to hang out with but one of their riders put it best; encountering them was like seeing into a parallel universe. They’re roughly headed our way but they are going down to Spokane whereas we head more due west and go camping.
The town we were in, Newport, was a nice place, with an old-time soda fountain and a really nice five and dime store; right on the Idaho border, in fact Idaho and Washington split the town. Because of this, there wasn’t a Washington state sign!
