We had a great nights sleep in the comfy bed last night. Even still, I woke up with the same stuffy nose I keep getting every morning since we were near Vegas. First it was a little bit of a sore throat, and then it turned into a stuffy nose. Luckily I feel pretty good besides that, so it's not the flu. Joe spent the morning researching bike shops in the area to try to find one that would have the tires and chains we need in stock. It took a while, but somehow there was one bike shop that had what we needed. That was a lucky find because otherwise we would have to wait for a pretty long time before they came in the mail. I spent a little time updating photos and the website and then we relaxed on the couch for a little bit. I got to make some french toast for breakfast, too! Originally we planned to go get the stuff to fix the bikes today, but it ended up working out better for everyone (Lou was going to let us borrow her car) to go tomorrow. So, for most of the day we just enjoyed some R & R. We watched movies and looked forward to later on this afternoon. Last night we got a text from Papa Mike who saw that we were in Phoenix. Today he is on his way from San Bernidino, CA to Tuscon where his girlfriend Helena lives. They would be passing through the area just in time for dinner and he wanted to meet up with us since we were here. What a great surprise that was! It ended up working out really well that we got to Phoenix early! They were in the mood for Indian and had asked us to look up a place while we were waiting for them to get here. To our surprise, there were two Indian restaurants within 2 miles of where we were, it was perfect. Papa Mike arrived with Helena around quarter after 4. We were all pretty excited to get to see each other again, and for Joey and I to get to meet Helena. We had a lot to catch up on since we last saw Papa Mike in August. It was fun sharing stories about our rides down the west coast especially. When we got to the restaurant, we found out that it didn't open for dinner until 5. We had about a half hour to wait, so we just walked around for a little bit. This was Joe's and my first time having Indian food. Papa Mike ordered a couple orders of bread and hummus which was delicious! We both got a chicken dish. Mine was a little spicier and Joe's was on the barbaque. It was so yummy. The sauce on the chicken was really good with the rice and the best part was that stuffy nose that I had cleared right up! So, now we know we like Indian food, or at least what we ordered! After a wonderful dinner, we headed back to Lou and Anne's house. It was sad to have to say goodbye to Papa Mike again, but it was just so awesome that we got to see him again! We had such a great time! For the rest of the evening, we watched Dancing with the Stars with Anne and Lou and enjoyed some yummy popcorn with melted butter. Another great day!! Tomorrow is another rest day, but there is quite a lot to do even still.
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