I woke up warm and refreshed in my primative camping spot. Did I mention that I was the only one camping there? I had ice on my tent from condensation overnight and the little water I had left in my last water bottle had started to freeze. I packed up and started riding. I had to make up miles that I didn't ride yesterday and I was out of water. I rode about 10 miles up hill and I reached Mule Creek , which is a town with only a post office(closed). There was a guy outside though and I asked him about water. He said I could follow him back to his house and fill up there. 8/10 mile later on a dirt wash board road, following him in his car, we arrived at his house. Mike was a really nice guy. I filled my waters and he made me coffee. We talked for a little while and then I started back down the road. I was heading to Hanover NM to stay with more warm shower hosts. There were tons of rollers and so I was getting tired and it was slow going. About 5:00pm I finally got cell service and called Pat and Dave to tell them that I still had 25 miles so I would be very late. Pat took pity on me and drove out and picked me up. That was a great ride in the car to their house! They are great hosts! They made me homemade pizza for dinner. Dave is a retired Chemistry Professor. The next morning, they gave me a great breakfast of sourdough biscuits from their own sourdough starter, gravy and eggs!
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