minus some sort of miracle the phone is dead. So will be less updates. On the plus side, can stop getting charged so much by Rogers.

In cycling news. I found the one road cyclist in town who

1) fixed my bike as well as he could
2) told me to cycle to Flagstaff to have a bike store do the rest.
3) told me it was not a good idea (as in, a bad idea) to cycle from here up to the North Rim, and that I should arrange other transportation to Zion National Park. I believe him. I believe the words he used was 'barren land, absolutely nothing, winds, dust being thrown at you, just a disaster of a ride'. Also, there is 140 mile section through a reservation with no camping, and he took a very dim view of me just 'camping somewhere'.

So changes will be made. I mean, I just want to cycle!!!!! I want somewhere safe and somewhat fun to cycle. Maybe I should head back up to Canada after Zion National Park? Or maybe its time for plan B and I should head south to a surf town and spend my last month surfing - I've lasted way longer than 2 weeks at this cycle touring thing. Or learning something new. I need to do some serious thinking.

ETA: For tonight, after spending 2 hours in the visitor information centre while Brad the town cyclist was located, i learned that one of the local hotels keeps one or two rooms as hostel rooms. I got one! I've had a shower, a nap, and feel much better, although still no where near 100%.