Mb2Cb Tour Day 10- Boise City, Ok. to Springfield, Co.

Day 10 of the Mb2Cb Tour was excellent. I left Oklahoma, entered Colorado, enjoyed great weather, a wind at my back, and a great road surface. The highlight of my day was meeting a fellow lone bicycle traveler. Sergio Aguilar passed me on the road shortly after entering Colorado. Sergio was riding a beautifully restored , circa 1950's, Peugeot bicycle, with 28" wheels!!! I think the bicycle must have been hand painted. It had a red frame with yellow and orange wheels. This was more of an art cycle than a true touring bicycle but Sergio had it loaded down and was obviously distance touring. I was zoning when he blew by me. I was so intrigued that I put the hammer down and finally was able to catch up with him and introduce myself. We road together for 5-6 miles and I was able to capture part of our conversation on my handlebar cam. Sergio and his bicycle escaped from Camaguey, Cuba on a fishing boat a few years ago. He and his bicycle came ashore in Nantucket and he's been on the road every since. His mission is to visit all 48 contiguous states on his bicycle. To date he has visited 26 states and he said he averages 125 miles a day!!  He is on his way to Missoula, Montana where he hopes to hook up with the Adventure Cycling Association folks and land a job as a bicycle tour guide, bicycle mechanic, or cook. He says he's good at all three, and I think he's probably telling me the truth. I asked him why he was doing this and he said, " because I couldn't in Cuba but I can here".  Is this a great country or what??!!!

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