Sometimes you just have to listen to your body! Walked over to a nearby Starbucks this morning after I threw my laundry in the washer. I puttered around most of the morning cleaning my bike and doing other maintenance chores. Then I decided to ride to downtown Santa Fe about three miles away.
It was a really pleasant day and an easy ride. I walked around the plaza area for a while, grabbed some Mexican food off of a street vendor and sat in the park just enjoying the time off. I then headed to REI to do a couple of quick checks on my bike. It was less than five minutes away by bike. Right when I was about to leave I got some text messages that one of our party had crashed on some railroad tracks in town. I rode over and found them. Ben, the guy who had gone down, was up and ambulatory – but sore. His bike was OK and so he and the guy he was with were going to walk back to the hotel. Railroad tracks can be deadly for cyclists if you’re not really careful!! Tomorrow is our official layover day here but I think we’ll all take the bus downtown instead of riding!! I really like Santa Fe – nice place!!