Day Five: May 24, 2013

I’m stiff as fuck.

It’s to be expected I guess. I did have a ridiculous crash yesterday. I woke up at the break of dawn, sitting up hurt. I think I’ve bruised my ribs. Actually, I’m almost 100% sure I did.

It’s another beautiful day here in Colorado. It’s blue bird, a light breeze and warm sun. I got out of the tent and stretched. I needed to move. A 7:45am bike ride sounded great to me. I woke Ben up and we kitted up and took of down PBR. It felt good to move and sweat.

After the ride, we made cereal with almond milk and started to pack up camp. We are headed to Moab today!

We’re getting REALLY good at packing up the Truck. We have it dialed.

After packing up, we had a quick shower. Yes, that’s right. Before we left Canada, Ben bought a portable shower system. We filled it up two days ago and have let it sit in the sunshine to warm. It felt refreshing after our bike ride.

We are inbound to Fruita for a coffee and a free wifi check up and then onwards to Moab. I ordered an Americano, even though I felt awake. I think I’m addicted. It’s strange, I never really used to love coffee as much as I do now. Perhaps it’s an acquired taste. I have yet to find THE BEST one though… one day (but seriously, how would I know? I haven’t even been drinking it for a year yet… ha!)

I had some serious internet business to take care of: banking, updating the blog, facebook photo uploads, emailing the parents….. see? Important AND serious.

The drive from Fruita towards Moab was beautiful. We took the ‘scenic route’ aka hwy 128. A very good option, as the views were beautiful. All the sudden, I knew I was in Utah. Those typical rock formations that make this area very unique. We traveled into a large canyon, towards Arches National Park. Red rock shot up from the ground. We passed the famous climbing area ‘Fishers Towers’ and ben and I decided we need to climb it! Later, we checked the routes and they seem doable! It’s just VERY intimidating because it’s HUGE. We pulled out the binoculars and took a closer look. We spotted some high slack-lines over some crazy gaps. I was hoping we would be able to see climbers, but no one was around. Photos to come…

Our plan was to hike Arches today, but plans always change. We spent most of the day driving in circles and checking out the area. Before we knew it, we were starving. Looking at the clock, it was almost 3pm and we hadn’t eaten since 9:30am. Oops. It was totally food time, as I could tell Ben and I were getting the hungry irritating annoying frustration symptoms. I hate those, and I can totally feeling them coming.

I felt like patience was limited today, on both Ben and I’s sides. We fought, as couples tend to do, over little stupid issues today. Obviously, I’m not going to get into it, because it’s common and we have all been through it.

We found some rock climbing routes today, in an area called ‘Wall Street’. It got me excited and I cannot wait to check it out. We have time to do so, as we decided we will spend at least a week here. The biking looks phenomenal and there is WAY too many trails to explore. Plus, now that we found that climbing area, there is even more to do! We have ‘till June 16^th anyways… so why not, right?

I’m currently sitting alone, at our campsite in Slickrock. There is a light breeze and the air is warm. Not too many bugs at all. Ben went for a 4x4 ride with some dude he just met. This dude was kind enough to give us his extra campsite, as we spent most of the afternoon aimlessly searching for one. Thank goodness we stumbled across this one. It’s our third time triple checking the Slickrock area too (the sign said ‘Campsites Full). It IS the long weekend, what the heck were we thinking? Either way, we are here for the night.

Bugs are swarming my eyes. WHY? Why do bugs flock to my eyes? … and my nose. It’s annoying.

I’m watching jeeps off-road in the distance. It’s NUTS what they do. Some of the shit they hit and ride over is insane. I am not sure I’d feel comfortable doing that. Before we arrived, we had a man from Edmonton tell us a story about last he was in Moab. He saw a jeep topple over and catch fire after trying some crazy line… gross. Not my cup-o-tea.

Ugh. I’m tired and my ribs hurt. Time for some rum and coconut water and sleep.


R&B