We slept in a little today since we were up so late last night. Joe walked to the grocery store to pick up some cereal and milk for breakfast while I called home to wish Grammy a Happy Birthday! After breakfast, Joe rode to the local bike shops to figure out what he was going to do with his falling apart wheel. When he got back he said that we were stuck in Missoula for a week. His wheel is going to be replaced under warranty, but it won't be delivered for 2-3 weeks. So we are going to have that wheel sent home (so we have a backup wheel that could be mailed to us if we needed) and order a new, stronger wheel from Harry that will be here, hopefully by the end of next week. Getting a stronger wheel will make it so we won't have to spend a bunch of extra money on getting a Bob trailer too. Once the wheel situation was all figured out, we helped Bruce do a little cleaning to get ready for tonight's concert and then went on a walk around downtown Missoula with Amy. There was a nice little expresso bar that we stopped at along our walk. Amy got a donut and Joey and I each got a large glass of hot chocolate with whipped cream. It was so tasty! We stopped off at the Adventure Cycling Headquarters again to talk to Greg (one of the Co-Founders). It was already getting pretty late and Amy hadn't heard from her friends yet, so she got a picture taken by herself for the wall of fame since she was pretty sure they wouldn't make it to town before they closed for the weekend. After walking around for a bit longer, we went our separate ways and Joe and I walked to the post office to get our packages that were mailed there. It was a pretty long walk, but we made it there before they closed. Grammy's package along with the break pads that Harry sent us were there waiting for us. When we got back to our host's house, we enjoyed some of Grammy's jam cookies and I worked on getting everything all straightened out with my new bank cards since HSBC is switching to First Niagara while we are gone. Soon enough, people started to show up for tonight's Jazz Concert. Not long after that, Amy's friends (Colleen and Rachael) arrived after a horrible day of riding. It was really cold, had started sleeting sideways and the wind was horrible. I sympathized with them because we know exactly how those days go. Another amazing meal was served for the guests. There were just as many people today, and almost all of them were new faces. Dan and Ben put on another incredible concert. It amazes me to see how fast and accurate their fingers can move and what beautiful music they could play. After the concert, the 5 of us cyclists, Brent, a couple of music enthusiasts, and Dan and Ben all sat around in the foyer of all places. At one point Amy and Dan started Tango dancing while Brent played the piano. It was a lot of fun to watch. We joked around that all we needed was a campfire since we were all sitting in a little circle. Not too long after that, Brent came back with a candle, or "campfire." It was pretty funny. Joe rode 1.65 miles today as he rode around town to the bike shop, but other than that we didn't do any riding today.
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