Well, so much for that early-morning departure. Ken went to put bags on the bike, and discovered that the rear tyre was flat, with a nail in it. Brand-new tyre. He must have picked up the nail when he was running errands on Friday.

Since no bike shops are open on Sunday or Monday, we had a bit of a dilemma. He got hold of a guy south of San Diego (buddy on the BMW list) who had both a new tyre and the equipment to mount tyres (we have an old tyre we could have put on and used for a few days, but not the equipment). He’s on his way home now, and we should be on the road between 4 and 5 p.m. But, argh.

I’ve spent the morning and afternoon reading (the first issue of Alchemy, among other things) and puttering. I don’t really have the energy for much else. I’m sure as soon as I get on the bike, I’ll want to write. That’s just the way it works. :-)

I’m a little bummed, because I wanted to see Flagstaff while it was still light out. I guess I’ll see a bit of it in the morning. Tomorrow will be a really long day, if we can keep to schedule. However, if either today or tomorrow we’re really wiped out, we’ll stop early. Which means less time with Margaret and Simon in Clovis, and that sucks, but it’s better than falling over in exhaustion.