2008 Western Adventure

Day 23 - July 12, 2008

I decided to stay in Livingston, MT for the day.  I did not have a chance to check the internet for the past couple of days and I had over 200 e-mails, some of which were work.  I stayed up until 2am last night and woke up at 7am this morning.  Five hours isn't enough sleep to keep this old worn out body going for a whole day.  Besides I had my laundry to do and I wanted to hose off the dirt off my bike from the last 10 states.

I also wanted to drive around the back streets of the town, and was pleasantly surprised that there are a lot of new homes going up.  The weather was gorgeous, but there was something in the air that was causing my allergies to run wild.  I think it was Dogwood.  I had lunch at Mama Rosa's Pizza Parlor.  It was okay, especially the potato soup.

I did a little shopping, which is all I can do because I don't have much room to carry anything extra.  The stuff that I usually buy, is stuff that I can eat up.  I'm not starving, but I've had to pull my belt in two holes already.  Maybe I'll lose a little more weight this time.  I usually lose between 20 - 25 pounds on  my big rides.  That's good, especially if I can keep it all off.  Usually I gain about 10 to 12 pounds back, but that's still progress in the right direction.

I went to Mc's for dinner and had a salad, chicken snack wrap, and apple pie.  It seems that I've had that combo a time or two on this trip.  I didn't finish dinner until after nine and it was still light outside.  I guess I'm getting up in the north country.

Good night.