Mickey Dees isn't a bad way to kill a little time. And the dugout idea is what this place is all about - sharing our collective experience. That's a resourceful idea that i'm sure more than one of us will use in the future. If not by adapting it, then when out of options. THX bikenh!

I read a book a few years back about a guy who did two bicycle tours 25 years apart. He had to take his 25 year old Trek 520, 560 whatever it was to a mechanic for a total makeover to dust off 25 years of neglect.

Long story short he turned his second tour into a really long tour, 2000 miles plus. And here is the point - at times he slept in baseball field dugouts. Mostly, it worked out.