Woke up around 8am to a wonderful breakfast of scrambled eggs, fresh orange slices and a blueberry smoothie, a great change from the usual porridge and pasta routine.
After breakfast we headed into Sandpoint with Rick and Cindi in search of a bike shop to repair the damaged spokes on Dave's front wheel and replace his front pannier rack. After visiting several local bike shops we decided on Sportsplus for the repairs as owner Bruce was adamant that he was the best.No luck in all three of the bike shops with regards to the front pannier racks.
While we waited for the spokes to be fixed we took the opportunity to explore Sandpoint for a bit - a really pleasant wintersports resort town. We popped in to Starbucks and had some Burritos at a local café before heading back to collect the finished wheel. It was a good job and a quick turn around.Earlier that day Rick had received a call informing him that an electricity company hadn't located before excavating for a new power line and had burst a water pipe on his land, severing the water supply to a local community. As a result, after lunch we picked up some pipes from the local hardware depot and headed over to the site.
We stood around for a bit with a crowd of the local community while Rick and two other workmen fixed the pipe. One of the guys showed us how to witch for underground water and electrical lines using a copper rod - surprisingly it worked!Serviced the bikes and had a glass of wine with Rick and Cindi on the patio. Cindi prepared us a lovely steak dinner with asparagus and mashed potatoes.
After dinner we chatted for a while and went fishing off the dock at the end of the garden. It was an idyllic setting but as the fish weren't biting we soon gave up and went inside for a generous portion of ice cream instead.A cup of sleepytime tea later we were ready for bed having had a wonderful and relaxing day with Rick and Cindi, our saviours and honorary American Aunty and Uncle!
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