Days 3-5, Vantage to Spokane

We made it1 today we are in n Spokane,  WA and I am very happy to say that it is our first rest day. And it didn't come a day too soon.  I can definitely feel the effects of really pushing yor body every day. My lower back and shoulders are pretty tight, and so are my legs, especially.  The two outside fingers on my left hand are pretty numb too, but I've been told that that's a totally normal symptom of riding on your top bars for too long. It'll go away, eventually.

Now all of the team is safe at rest in the dorms at Gonzaga University.  Were all pretty excited to be sleeping in comfy beds for the next two nights and to have time to really bond and enjoy o ourselves.  I say that this day couldn't have come at a better time because the last two days have been pretty crummy. Halfway through the ride from Vantage to Odessa is when the rain began, and it hasn't really let up since. Yesterday was especially bad, the rain didn't let up for all 77 miles from Odessa to Spokane and it got down to a pretty frigid 39 degrees. Needless to say, I was unprepared for such weather and found myself scrambling for scraps of warm, using plastic bags as hats and socks,  some latex gloves as rain barriers. It may have looked pretty silly but we all ended up in warm showers here, so it was worth it.

Everyone in the area has been extremely kind to us when they hear of what our team is doing. In a coffee shop in Odessa,  some regulars asked us all about our trip, and immediately invited us back to their town for their yearly festival.  You can tell they're excited for people coming to visit. In Davenport a physical therapy clinic refused payment for treatments done on a couple of our injured teammates.  Overall,  people can be pretty great and generous.  Its really nice to see up close.

Tomorrow we're off again and will find ourselves in Sand Point ID. Our second state! I can't believe weve made it 350 miles already. We have a ways to go!