Saturday 6/11

Saturday 6-11-11:

Woke up from a nice slumber on the tramp at the Oconner`s house. They were so generous they even had bowls ready for some nutritious and delicious cereal. After our sad goodbye and a quick picture we headed north towards Wright, Wyoming. It was a 91 mile trip and we wanted to get an early start.

Along the frontage road we met two biker men that we rode with for about 5 miles. They had some good advice about the terrain and warned us that about 20 miles ahead toward Wright there were serious storms, and to watch out. At the time we didn't think too much about their warning which we came to find out we probably should have.

After riding in rain, hail and crazy winds our tire blew out, hurray! Instead of patching it we sat down with the tarp over us and planned on waiting it out. Out of nowhere we had two saviors come asking us if we needed a ride.  While riding the 4 milesin to the town, they told us there was a tornado warning in effect in that area till 11pm that night.

Our saviors, Vern and Kay Bennett, are some of the most generous sweet people on Earth! Dayne and Vern worked on the bike for a couple of hours, because the three spare  that we brought all seemed to have holes in them! One was a brand new tube from a bike shop in Draper, I choose not to name, that when pumped up burst because it was total junk! The others were older and had split from being folded for so long, I guess. Vern gave us tools and batteries that we were in need of, which we are so so so grateful for! Kay fried us up an amazing chicken and rice dinner that we devoured ever so happily. Seeing that it was late and wet outside they had us sleep in a spare bed, ah it did feel nice!

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