Day 12-- Salt Lake City--- A day of rest!

Hey everyone!

My day of rest came and went, but I took full advantage of it! I first slept in until 5:30 am! That's right! After 12 days, my body is used to waking up early! So, I crawled out of bed and did laundry at 6:30, ate breakfast, and got stuff ready for tomorrow. Another biker Leigh, and I called a cab to go to the Kura Door Spa here in Salt Lake! What an amazing treat that was! I was pampered there for hours! Sitting in the sauna, the steam room, receiving a massage, and a pedicure! This was one of the BEST spas I've been to, the service and ambiance (does anyone know how to spell it??) was superb! I was like jello walking out of there! The two of us went around the corner to a cute little deli. One thing I found unique about the whole area was that the spa was in a residential neighborhood. It appeared that the spa was a home converted to a spa. The restaurant was in the middle of a residential street. In NYC we see this all the time, but it is highly unusual to see a restaurant right in the middle of a neighborhood.

After a late lunch, we went to visit temple square, and see one of the tabernacles....though we were not allowed in. We went to the family history library..I found out that my paternal grandmother, at the age of 18 lived with her brother-in-law, and her occupation was sampling candy at a store! Now that's the perfect job for me! Milk duds anyone?

I came to find out, that hailing a cab in Salt Lake City is much more difficult than in NYC. One actually has to call the cab company and then wait 15 minutes for one to appear!!! By the time we returned to the hotel, it was already 7 o'clock. I had dinner and of course, dessert, with some of the other bikers in the group. Service was slow, and though we have a somewhat late start tomorrow, it was frustrating to wait when I was tired and just wanted to rest.

So, there was my day in a nut shell. I think I may have finally got pics for you to see. Try to go to the following website, and let me know if you can see some of the events and sites I've been talking about for the past few weeks.

www.flickr.com/photos/meiri-bikeacrosscountry/?saved=1

On that note, my wake-up call is for 5:45 AM tomorrow! We will be going to Provo, UT. About 8 new riders have joined our group to go from here to Pueblo. Will be in touch~

Adios! M