Fully rested on Monday, we started the day as normal and then, I got into cleaning mode. Emmett is shedding excessively as per normal for this time of year and suddenly the amount of his hair, here there and everywhere got to me!

I spent a good part of the late morning and early afternoon cleaning. And also a long brushing session. And my own laundry … I am always talking about laundry, but I don’t have an abundance of clothes AND I like to do one load at a time since I am “transporting” from my site to wherever the laundry is located. Anyway, had a load of laundry.

So, Monday was a mix of cleaning, laundry, food prep, relax … etc.

If you look at RV life on social media it is easy to believe that it is one long vacation, but the reality … at least for me, is that it is “normal life” in a smallish space with opportunity to explore different places.

On to Tuesday, 7/28.

My plan for Tuesday was to bike into Rollins after Emmett’s 2nd walk … so about 9:00 a.m. when it was not yet hot.

The morning looked promising … still smoky but a bit cooler.

Second walk. An interesting feature at this RV park … old bicycles used as a “fence”.

But then … a bit of an issue.

I was picking up after Emmett and the deposit was on a small slope. I’m not sure how/why, but I suddenly had a sharp pain in a muscle of my downhill quadricep. I finished my task and thought I could “walk it off”.

Not.

By the time we got back to the RV, I was limping and could not put my whole weight on my right leg to navigate the steps.

Rats.

I applied ice, took an aspirin and had a bit of a lie down. I felt a lot better after.

I didn’t know if I could bike safely, but I had an Amazon package delivered and decided to try to bike to the office to get it. That went fine. I don’t think I would have been able to do it without the pedal assist and a little throttle.

Too late for a try into the little town and I decided it was probably better to rest.

Good news is that my muscle did not feel worse through the day and I am hoping for enough recovery to try the ride to town tomorrow morning.

More good news is that it was slightly cooler: 85F high and a lot less smoke this afternoon.

Onward!