As it was a planned short day we stayed for breakfast and Mandy b@ggered up the waffle maker by forgetting to spray it with oil. The staff were very good about it! After that we headed east out of greater Phoenix in cool sun. Joined highway 60 which we'll use for some days. On the flat for 30 miles or so of smooth tarmac then steady climb to over 4500' (1380m) going through the only tunnel of the trip to the Top of the World where there is a 'curio' shop that sells coffee. As the road continues to rise it's not even the top of the road! After that got up to over 40 mph on several miles of smooth downhill road.
Finished in Globe, a historic and current copper mining town. Some truly spectacular man made alterations to the landscape here. Had my first banana split of the trip. Yummy.
67 miles today with 4 hrs 30 minutes in the saddle. 542.2 from Oceanside so done a fifth already.
Finally got Mandy, Keith and a large cactus together in the sun. It's like herding cats sometimes!
Passing through the Queen Creek tunnel.
Some helpful roadworks making our passage much safer.
I'm busy herding cats, so where's the large cactus?
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