Thursday, April 27, 2006

Day 23: Thursday, April 27

The Adventure Cycling Association Headquarters are located in a beautiful church that they converted to an office in 1991. Shayne and I are the first TransAmerica riders to stop by the office this year, so we were given a welcome package including a free t-shirt, a free map, gift certificates to some surrounding restaurants for lunch and dinner, and a one-year membership. Greg Siple, one of the founders of the Association, took us on a tour of the office. They even have a biker's lounge with complimentary Internet access, cold drinks, and free ice cream. We spent the rest of the day catching up on e-mail, taking advantage of the gift certificates, and exploring downtown Missoula. I also got my bike tuned up. My clipless pedals had been giving me trouble, but now everything is working perfectly.