Acts of Kindness

Two very kind people helped me out yesterday.

First, while riding up Walker River Canyon, a car pulled over in front of me, and a lady got out and said "You look like you could use an ice cream sandwich".  So she gave me an ice cream sandwich!  And a reflective leg band; she likes to see cyclists being safe.

Second, I arrived for the night at a motel and RV Park just south of Bridgeport, CA.  I asked for a place to set up a tent, and the lady asked where I was riding from.  When I said Seattle, she said "oh goodness - would you like a room?  My treat".  So she gave me a room for the night!  And coffee in the morning.

I think many touring cyclists have similar stories.  The world looks out for us when it's not honking at us to get off the road.