I’ll avoid the “on the seventh day…” meme. Barry and Shelley Bacon own this bike hostel that they open to passing bicyclists. It’s a free standing 4 bedroom apartment with kitchen, laundry and… Free Wi-Fi. They have spent a lot of time in Africa helping with family medicine and with orphans among many other community organizations; busy and concerned people and we are grateful for their openness to travel weary cyclists.  Shelley drove us the 6 miles into town so we could do some shopping while she cooked at a local not-for-profit kitchen. We’re back “home” for relaxation and expect another group into the hostel tonight, 4 cyclists plus a baby! Check out the hostel’s website for the full story: http://www.baconbikehostel.com.

One of the things I’ve recognized so far on our journey is that I expected to be able to concentrate on “thinking things” as we rode. What I’ve found is that my attention is so focused on directions, traffic, hills, water and food and avoiding pot holes etc that I have precious little time for wandering thoughts.

Tomorrow is some climbing through the Pend Oreille lakes and then down to more or less flat land and, eventually, into Idaho. The weather is predicted to be about 12 degrees cooler so the ride should be a lot more pleasant.