The bounce back

Day 2 - September 14
Lubbock - Albuquerque

My question I had for myself after that grueling day 1 ride is how my body would bounce back. I didn't set an alarm, allowing my body to tell me when I was sufficiently rested. Woke up around 9 not feeling too bad, much to my surprise. I started breaking down my sleeping arrangements and gathering my belongings until it was time to eat. For brunch we went to the craft house gastropub which, again, had a great beer menu. Once again, I passed as I knew I had a long day's ride ahead (I am noticing a trend :( ). I got the chicken and waffle, but what came was a surprise. It was skewered chicken tenders with waffle batter fried around them (like 3 little chicken waffle corn dogs) and a side or sriracha maple syrup, eggs and potatoes.  Was extremely moist and delicious.  When we were done, we went back to the place so I could load up and head out. I got on the road (another cold and depressing weather day) and headed west. Took 84 up to Santa Rosa where I sought out and found the infamous Blue Hole of Santa Rosa, an 80' deep, spring fed, watering hole that is constantly at 61 C. Seeing multiple people suffering due to the colder than normal air temps, I opted not to jump in. Headed to Albuquerque, where my gps took me to the wrong address (anyone who has heard me rant against gps instead of getting a hard place on a map and figuring it out myself - this is my most recent evidence :) ).I eventually found the place, and after coordinating with my local peeps and showering, we made our way to frontier for dinner. I got the burrito with green chile stew on top. Was good but nothing special. Was hoping for a gargantuan burrito ,but alas I was let down. After catching up a bit, we headed back to the place for much needed sleep.

Lesson learned today - buying a bluetooth helmet so you can listen to music is only good when your phone has a network that it can constantly get data to play said music. Next time I will download music so there is no reliance on the network.