It was dark and late when we arrived at our camp so we had no idea where we were. I stepped out side this morning and was blown away by the view. We had parked overlooking the mountains and a beautiful lake. We were both pretty exhausted, the heat and altitude really taking it out of us, so we decided to stay another day. We had plenty to do as the van was a mess.

I mentioned yesterday we bought a safe to keep our laptops in, so that was Mike’s first task to bolt that down. Then he got the bikes off and gave them a good clean off. I made coffee and worked in a video. 

A man from Texas camping not far away, came over to chat. He asked if he could sit, and then he just chatted away. We were both a bit shocked by his forwardness, but Americans aren’t as reserved as us British/Kiwis. The other thing I find is that they always like to know what you did as a job, as if that somehow defines you. I think I’m gonna start making stuff up. Mike can be an architect and I’ll be a marine biologist. Anyway, he finally left. I’m just glad the conversation didn’t turn to politics.

There is lots to explore around this area, but neither of us had the energy. The mornings are cool, but the days are hot. We’ve been camping at close to 8000 feet, and I think it takes a week or more to acclimatise. My HR is still quite high, and I’ve had a slight headache at times even though I’ve been drinking heaps, but other than a bit of shortness of breath on hikes, we both feel normal. 

The rest of the day we just sat and admired the view, trying to keep out of the heat.  We got the car tidied up, put up some fairly lights, and had bacon and eggs for lunch and a chicken and salad wrap for dinner.