July 28, Thursday: Day 5 - Scottsdale AZ (rest day)

Well, Jorge is too tired to give me his top ten list, so I'll give you a brief synopsis of the day and we'll just have to get back to Jorge on the list. The rest of the guys got massages and chiropractic adjustments down the street, and we had some great bbq at Dickie's.

Jorge and I had an adventure at the laundromat, you might have been able to guess that neither of us has had a lot of experience with coin operated laundry machines. First clue was that we didn't bring detergent. Second clue was that they don't even use coins anymore. We stash all the laundry in one giant washer, add the detergent that Jorge ran across the street to get, and start the machine. We think all is well. Until water starts spewing out of the top of the washing machine in a geyser-like fashion. We forgot to close the top. Hence the geyser.

After the laundry debacle (we managed to get all the clothes dried successfully), we headed to Saddle Ranch for a mini-fundraiser, where Scottsdale FD again came out to support the Ride, as well as Beth Jensen who has been an incredible help to us by coordinating lodging with Marriott. Tomorrow we head for Payson, AZ and I'm told it's a gnarly ride into the mountains.

I'll leave you with a brain teaser, since everything is more fun when it's interactive. I want to know, what's the state bird of AZ? Post your comments, let me know what you find on google.