As the title suggests there were lots of long climbs and fast descents today. Not a tough day , though i think that if we had cycled what we did today 2 months ago, it would have been 'game over'. So it shows how our fitness has drastically improved!This morning was a bit hectic. We overslept, having had a great ening th eday before, hosted by sarah, who had loads of friends round, lots of them fellow cycle tourers, so lots to talk about, so anyway it gave us 45 minutes to get ready, pack up all our stuff, get over to 'izzys cafe' for a on the house breakfast, kindly offered to us by craig the owner, and catch the bus down to Gunnison at 8:05. We made it however, with minutes to spare, and enjoyed being on the bus even more than usual! The morning ride went fine(got a puncture then as well), even though there are a few tough hills to climb, cycling through the mountains is so worth it. At the top of every hill we climb, we are greeted by sublime views. For lunch we sat outside a gas station(in Cimmaron, a town that contained only a gas station and a very small post office), taking the opporiunity just to relax and appreciate where we are. The afternoon was one big climb and one very fast and long decent(15 miles). We descended over 2500 ft today and have ended up in a campsite, about 15 miles south of Montrose (we have started to go south again, following the maps, to Dolares, before we cross over into Utah).
Tomorrow we have a big day. We will climb to Dallas divide pass which is 9000 ft, and as we are at 5500 ft now it will be a long, but hopefully rewarding day. Tonight should be much warmer than previous nights in the tent, because as we have decended over 4000 ft it should be at least 8 degrees warmer.
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