Last night, someone came up to the road we were camped on, probably around 1am. This really must have been the popular spot to go for the locals. As the car was trying to turn around in the tiny overlook, our tent lit up brighter than if it was sunny outside. We could hear the bumper of the car get really close to our tent, which was a little scary, not the best way to wake up in the middle of a dead sleep. This morning, we woke up to the sound of rain and dragged our feet a little getting out of our sleeping bags because of it. We had some of our oatmeal for breakfast and are happy that our last 5lb bag is about half gone, we're making progress on getting that yucky oatmeal gone so we can get a new bag of the right kind when we get to Vancouver. Once we got riding, the rain continued, if not got worse. The rain added to what was already really scary riding on that road since it was still so narrow. There was so much traffic since it's the only road. We were definitely uneasy about it. After about 5 miles, we stopped at a little gas station/ grocery store to fill up on water before heading back out into the rain. The road changed from being next to Kenai Lake to being next to the Kenai River. A little ways down the road, there was a line of traffic in our lane, apparently there was an accident. We were able to scooch through on the dirt next to the road and when we got closer to the accident (which we found out was a motorcycle who had crashed after hitting a pothole) there was a little walking trail on the other side of the guardrail, so we got through there too. It was nice to be able to ride for a while without having to worry about any vehicles coming up behind us since they were all stuck where they were from the accident (it looked like no one was seriously injured). As we rode along the line of cars waiting to go the opposite direction, car after car, people were rolling down their windows to ask us questions like "what happened?", "is the line long?", "are they almost done?", etc. It was kind of fun being "the messengers" for a little while. One guy even said to us "it's time's like these that riding a bicycle is the best way to go," but I feel like it's always the best way to go! The rain continued. We were definitely not enjoying today's ride because of all of the traffic; it was probably one of the busiest single lane roads we had been on in AK thus far. At one point we decided to pull off into the parking lot of a visitor center just to take a little break. Just as we were pulling in, there was an RV that had passed us a couple times sitting right there and the couple was outside in the rain waiting for us. They asked if we wanted a ride since this section of the road was so unpleasant to ride on (they could tell we weren't enjoying the ride!). Normally we would have turned down the offer, but since this was just a little side trip that wasn't part of the main trip we gladly accepted it. When we asked how much longer the road was narrow for Mary and Steve told us that it was like that pretty much the whole way to our planned stop for the day. It was very scary riding on that narrow road. My hands hurt after only 15 miles because every time a car/RV/truck passed us, I gripped my handle bars pretty tight. I couldn't believe that Mary and Steve even had a bike rack on their RV to put our bikes on! We took all of our panniers and gear off and put them inside. It looks like we are carrying a lot more gear when it is in a big pile like that vs. on our bikes. So, the next 30 miles went by really fast. We were nice and warm and glad to be off that road. Just before we got to town, they showed us the road that they lived down. They took u right into the town of Soldotna and we reloaded our bikes. Before saying goodbye, they gave us their phone numbers just in case we needed anything while we were in the area. From there we called our Warm Showers Hosts for the night, Mary and Brad. We found out they lived about 5 miles from town, down the same road that Mary and Steve did! I thought that was just the funniest thing! So, we got a few extra miles in today, but were happy to be riding again because the sun had come out and the shoulder was descent size again! When we got to Brad and Marys, they were outside waiting for us. They live in the cutest little log cabin, it was so cozy! Since we had gotten to their house 2 or 3 hours before planned because of getting the ride, we had plenty of time to relax. Mary made us each a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch; what a great treat, it's been so long since we have had grilled cheese! I had a chance to upload a few photos, hear some stories from the tour that Mary and Brad went on last year, and just enjoyed the cabin. Later that evening, we went across the street to Mary's parents house since they always have a big family dinner on Sundays. They had ribs, a really great salad, cantaloupe and strawberries, a homemade soup, and even ice cream for dessert! We had a great time over there because a lot of Mary's family was there; lots of kids and just a great time to just enjoy the families company. A few hours later, we got our suits on and went in her parents hot tub! Her mom even made some homemade kettle corn and a huge bowl of homemade popcorn too! It was way better than any "bagged" popcorn you could buy! What a great day! We only rode 19.08 miles today (and about 30 in the RV).