T-storm over night @ mall parking lot caught my bikes uncovered, however I woke to start of storm & covered before big rain. Got windy also. In Am blue sky but winds w/ gusts to 32mph, average winds 18mph. Plan is to drive out to Mule Shoe later in day hopefully after winds died down. 32 mph gusts driving a kleenex box on wheels in big city traffic. Oh Boy.
Left mid afternoon. Found Mule Shoe. $5.00 to get in included primitive campsite. Beautiful day, winds dying down.
Found site where I pulled the van in under a tree for shade.
Headed out on ride. A little ways in I felt & saw a stick stuck into front tire that stayed w/ the wheel during it’s revolution. Darn. Meant a thorn stuck in tire. Rode to park entrance & replaced the tube. Discovered that the valve stem separated from tube and couldn’t pump up tube high enough to find thorn hole so tube was replaced. Lots of mesquite trees.
Nice clear evening. Enjoyed again the quiet of paid for or at least legal sleep place.
Woke up tossing & turning to feel my earring caught in the sheet.
Drove back into Sportsmobile for hopeful arrival of solar panel. I pulled in @ 10:06. The UPS truck pulled in @ 10:10 and the panel was on board. And the guys turned to. factory battery is OK and remains in van. I only bought 1 deep cycle battery. I now have 200 amps of power and a solar panel capable of an average of 4 amps per hour charge.
Checked spring tension on old eggbeaters and they are better than rebuilt newer ones. Have RA from Crank bros, need to find UPS shipping and then figure out where they will be sent to.
Registered for Fruita festival. Looked @ map, Fruita is all the way across CO to the West end of NM. More back track driving.
Off to Georgetown rec center for free shower and then drive to Ardmore, OK for tomorrow’s ride. Great shower.
Back on I-35 and traffic. Drove to Burleson, TX for night. Found buisness parking lot for night.
Tomorrow is Oklahoma.