Day 23 Hanksville, UT to Hite, UT

Wow, what a difference it is travelling with Greet and Margaret, (the 2 Dutch girls) they made eggs for breakfast. I'am used to yogurt or oatmeal, but never thought of biking with eggs in tow. I had to make a few phone calls and load up on groceries, so I told Greet and Margaret to start cycling and I would try and catch up later. I was forever in town and didn't get on the bike until 10am, over 2 hours behind the girls. No big deal, because we all knew where we were going to camp that night anyway. Very, very strong headwinds all day. It made the 50 miles feel more like 100 or more miles. Just before Lake Powell I met up with the girl while they were taking a break overlooking the lake. We were in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and it was beautiful. We biked the last 15 miles together in awe at every turn in the road. After a nice downhill, we came to the Colorado River and just a few miles away from Hite Recreation Area, where we were going to camp for the night. One last problem through, straight uphill and our legs didn't feel like pushing it. Slowly we made it to the turn off for Hite. (Photo above is Margaret biking up the last steep grade to the turn off for Hite) A few miles of downhill brought us to the small grocery store, where we just made it in time, before it closed for the night. A $6 fee got us a waterfront paradise. Doesn't get any better than this. Even better, we all decided that we are taking a rest day tomorrow. Rest, swim, read, and eat, those are the only things that seem to matter for tomorrow. No headwinds, no mountains to climb, and no campsite to break down in the morning, as we are staying put. Time to relax!