Day 6 - Sandpoint, ID

No news on Day 6 from Patty yet.

She told me today would be a busy day. She was also planning to work on postcards to all the sponsors today.

Sandpoint was 88°F.

Stay tuned...

DAY #6

I woke up today with a very scratchy throat. I hope that it is just the dry weather or allergies. The ride today after getting out of spokane, wasall on hwy 2. We had breakfast in the cafeteria at the University and were on the road by a little after 7am. Getting out of Spokane was kind of tricky, but once on hwy 2 the biking was smooth sailing (at least the navigation portion of it).

We pedaled by farm land and entered Ponderosa Pine Forest Land. James said that the landscape was very much like upper Michigan state. One of our water stop/check points was at Newport, WA. They were having their annual Rodeo Day's parade, so we stopped to watch a bit of it. The traffic was heavy going out of Newport towards the Idaho border because the parade ended just shortly after we left the water stop.

It was excitin crossing over the Idaho border as this was our first State Sign (9 more plus DC to go). We will be spending only half of two days in Idaho, as our route takes us through the Pan Handle.

We rode most of the day along a pretty river. I'm not sure of its name, if anyone knows it, please post a comment. It is the river along hwy 2 between Newport and Sandpoint. I have learned that I need to start jotting down notes during the day, as there will sometimes be many days inbetween my blog posts.

When we got to Sand Point, I was so tired that I lay down on my thermarest and took a nap under the trees at Sand Point High School( where the group was camping for the night). When I woke up, I called Vicki Buska, a fellow CRNA at Madigan. She and her husband Bill have a cabin on Lake Pend Orielle, where they plan to retire. She was in Sand Point this weekend for a family reunion. She came and picked me up and took me to her family reunion in Coeru D' Alene. I got to meet her cousions and eat a great meal.

I drove back to their cabin separately, so that they could stay longer to visit with their relatives. Vicki knew that I wanted to do laundry and get to bed early. They got home only about a half hour after me, as I kind of got lost on the way back to their cabin. (long story that I don't want to elaborate on right now) I did save Sam their dog from a scolding though, as I cleaned up a piddle spot before they got home. I went to bed shortly after they got back, after taking some cold medicine (my sore throat is now a cold).