Summer is here! A hot, dry, sunny day with virtually no clouds and little wind.
Breakfast was also standard but of a higher quality and variety. Fruit, cereal, pancakes etc plus strange tasting canned pineapple juice and chocolate coated donuts were the mornings carbos.
Mike the mechanic and I tried to form a paceline. Only Dave #2 showed up and lasted at least a minute! We picked up a couple of older guys on the way through. They lasted to the sags and then we started again. Most of the ride was with just 2 or 3 of us.
The ride was mostly flat but had some gentle climbs with a total climb for the day of some 1,400 feet. The scenery was the same as yesterday i.e. nothing exciting, and we again rode the inter-state through blown tyres etc.
I arrived at the hotel/casino just before 12pm after a “Mike I know a short cut” tiki tour. There was a Spanish parade of sorts through the middle of town with the local fire brigade taking pleasure in squirting each other and all and sundry!
The total ride for the day was 73.3 miles in 3hrs 56m with a maximum of 33.3mph. Heartrate was generally 120-140 which is less than the 150-160 on the 1st day of hill climbing and 140-150 on the 2nd day of hill climbing.
Dinner was at the coffee shop at the casino and was an excellent Mexican buffet – the best meal to date!
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