Last night @ the Bodacious Burger i was chomping down on an elk burger. My teeth hit on something hard, I thought it was from the ground elk meat. I separated it from the food then carried it forward on my tongue. Hard white something. As my mouthful cleared teeth raised up like rocks in a receding tide pool. My tongue detected a sharp edge on a tooth. Darn. I broke one of the few non crowned teeth and I have no dental insurance that i have been putting off buying. Tooth will be fixed b4 leaving Sedona, alas another delay. I called my Sedona dentist and scored a 12:00 appointment today. The dentist examined the tooth then determined it could be fixed w/ their in house porcelain crown making equipment, 1 day turn. This Wed I am in the chair for a novacane shot, digital crown made and installed, then leaving a check for $1,100. An ironic event is AARP emailed a pitch for their dental insurance which is where I was going to go.
Yesterday i drove to RV shop in Cottonwood to buy a new h2o filter. I removed the old clogged one and installed the new one. Apprehension: do I turn on the sink faucet to learn if my plumbing works. Gotta do it. Turned on the faucet allowing h2o to gush forth w/ great volume. Pumped kicked off and on in short bursts. All is good. This pump looses its prime also. Might be uptake hoses that allow air to enter.
Danny and I rode from BnB up Shades to Templeton, down the wash to easy Breezy. Danny coached me thru 2 new roll overs, then back on Shades. Ended up @ his house for a shower b4 going out to eat. For having time all to myself I sure let others spend it freely.
After dinner I drove out to Deer Pass. My headlights caught a white Sprinter w/ utility racks on top. First thought it was Ruth and Aaron. I called Aaron who told me it was Ruth and her nephew from NC. We visited over cleaned up bfast as they were headed to the Grand Canyon. 15 yo kid from NC seeing Sedona rock. Has to be a killer experience, at least it was for me when I back packed Philmont Scout ranch back when I was 14, 1964.
Did laundry. Windy afternoon. Overcast skies. Rest day. Told Danny i would teach him some BetterRide skills today. He was to call which hasn’t happened yet.
Joe from Well Red Coyote bookstore gave me 3 books. Out to desert to read.