A Day of Healing

After a very difficult weekend and Monday, Shawn, Peyton and I had previously made plans to make a day trip to Sand Lake for some fun in the sun!  The weather looked like it was going to be perfect and we were ready to tackle the sand.

I was at Shawns house at 0545 and both were ready to hit the road.  We loaded up and headed south.  Traffic was light and we made good time.  Once at the lot, we had few people to look out for and soon were out playing.  As we tested Peytons bike and made a few repairs, we started to climb a hill.  His bike started to smoke and we shut her down quick.  It cooled and we turned around.  A short time later, his chain broke and I towed him back to the truck.  I did notice alot of bikes breaking down around us and thought is was strange.  Shawn headed for the store and repairs. 

He returned a short time later and found he had the wrong type of master link.  He also realized he had lost his ATV key.  We looked and could not find it anywhere.  He returned to the store and they had it there for him.  He had also dropped it in the driveway at home in the morning.  He was lucky.

After we realized there was nothing that could be done there to get him running, Peyton bucked up and hopped on with me.  We rode for awhile and then he hopped on Shawns bike.  They played and climbed some hills.  I goofed off and we ended up having a great ride despite the bike problems.

Shawn said it best after we loaded up heading home.  I was getting a little cocky on my bike.  I went down a hill and had to turn at an angle.  The ground gave a little and I stopped and then managed to bury the bike. Shawn came and got it out for me and made sure I knew he had helped!

After a long and slow ride home, we unloaded and marveled at how few injuries we had.  Shawn had a sunburn where the lotion didn't cover but other than being a little sore it was a great day.

It's amazing how a distraction like this is good for the body.  I feel a little better about everything now and the healing has begun.  Thanks Shawn and Peyton for a wonderful day!