Day 18: Relaxing In the Springs
One day after our 175 mile crazy trek we decided to take the day off and relax in Colorado Springs. We woke up around 10:00 and took some time to call our parents, examine maps, and make future plans. Since we did not want to bike any farther than necessary we carefully examined all points of interest and calculated if it was worth the mileage to see the sights. After talking with some friends we realized that Meghan Hess, a former Navigator Staff member at Penn State was in town at the Nav's headquarters in Colorado Springs. She was happy to come pick us up and gave us a tour of Glen Eyrie, the castle on the Navigators Property. It was really neat to experience the castle with such a private tour. Meghan then offered to drive us through Garden of the Gods were we got to see some unique rock formations. We were all greatly relieved for the drive by tour which was much for efficient than anything we could have done on our bikes. After our brief sight seeing we headed back to Steve's Aunt and Uncles house where we watched movies and relaxed some more. Most of our activity for the afternoon was deciding where we would go out to eat and precisely calculating whether or not it was worth biking to. After much searching we found a Chinese restaurant only 1.4 miles away and since it was so close we elected to eat there. It was an incredible deal, and we were all stuffed full of rice and chicken. After dinner we watched some more television before cleaning up the house and getting to bed early to gear up for the next days ride. We were very thankful for a warm place to stay, a day off the bikes, and some time to live a bit of regular life for a change.
2.8 miles 0 net miles, lots of relaxation
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