Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #57 July 23, 2018 Prairie City, OR - Dayville, OR 47 Miles Ride Time 3:12 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4043 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180723-1004-17805 I slept well on the carpet next to the broken hot tub and Scott’s smelly shoes on the ground floor level at Warm Showers host Jimi’s house in Prairie City. Lauren and Walker got up early and left. They didn’t even say goodbye to Jimi, which upset him. This morning I repaired my stuff sack, shaved, and clipped all my nails. That said, today I’m wearing the same riding clothes as yesterday. There’s a washing machine at the church where we’ll be staying in Dayville.  I left two rubber sink stoppers at Jimi’s. The larger one was part of my original kit, and Steve G gave me the smaller one. I haven’t used either. Rubber stoppers aren’t necessary for this trip. Sinks can stopped up for washing with a sock or underwear. Prairie City has the weirdest business hours. Las...

TransAm Day #58 July 24, 2018 Dayville, OR - Mitchell, OR 43 Miles Ride Time 3:45 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4087 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180724-0720-19500 I slept well in my tent, pitched out back of the Dayville Community Church. Last night all six westbounders traded adventure stories in the community room. I lubed and cleaned my chain, took a shower, and did laundry.  It was warm out when I went to bed, and I left my fly entrance wide open. Both my pairs of underwear were in the washer, and I was 99% sure that no one would see me buck naked in my tent. It got a little chilly as the night wore on, and I progressed to my silk liner, and later my sleeping bag. Early in the morning I kept waking up thinking I needed to put the wet laundry into the dryer. Once the sun came up I could hear traffic on the highway, so I got up. Eileen had put our wash in the dryer before she went to bed, so all my clothes were clean and read...