Day 7 Ellensburg
Rest. It is a good thing. This is the 7th day. You know what that means.
I have heard of my brother Rick's troubles with heart rhthym so it has not been a totally restful time but for bike riding a day of rest. Rick and I are sharing a problem of atrial fibrillation, which is usually not debilitating but is a problem which needs to be controlled. Mine has been controlled so far and I keep my fingers crossed and pray that the very same will be true for Rick.
This day we enjoyed lazing about Ellensburg, a seemingly very nice little town with a fairly large university. We recommend the oatmeal at the Palace Cafe, the service at Recycle Bicycle Store and the beer at the Iron Horse Micropub (well, I recommend the latter). We wandered around town to the campus and then through downtown to the outdoor store for a headlamp for Jim and did some bike maintanence to make sure all is well to continue. We did find some issues with the bikes so it is good we spent the time. That is what days off on a bike tour are for.
Tomorrow we head south and into some more mountains, hoping for favorable winds and moderate temps.
Hopefully the legs will react well after a day off of riding.
We are headed toward Mount Rainier so the scenery should be more and more spectacular for a flatlander.
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