I slept on a cot at the fire station which was a lot more comfortable than sleeping outside. I got some coffee and was ready to leave pretty early but as I was going to pack up I realized my front tire was completely flat. I didn't bother patching it because it went flat so quickly and there ended up being a bunch of little holes from thorns in the tube. I got to talking with the guys and before I knew it a couple of hours had gone by but that was OK because it was really cold out anyways. I got the tube changed and they loaded me up with granola bars which is always nice and then I took off for Hollister. Since I couldn't ride on 152 I had to take a bunch of back roads and at one point I was riding along side an aqueduct which was pretty strange but there was no traffic so that was cool.
After zig zaging around for a bit I was starting to get on a straighter path. I rode down about six miles of interstate which is never fun because of all the debris in the road but I saw a sign for a place called Mercey Hot Springs and they had camping and I figured I'd check it out. It was about thirteen miles after the turnoff and it was starting to get pretty hot out. A couple of miles out it turned into the desert again and it was starting to get even hotter. About 40 miles from where I started I ran into Mercey Hot Springs to check it out. When I rode by it looked like it was abandoned which wouldn't have surprised me but I stopped in anways because I figured I could at least get in the shade. Even when I got to the office I thought it was close but as I was pulling away someone showed up. He told me how much it was and that there was camping and I wasn't that interested so I turned to leave. About ten seconds after I left I realized I really didn't want to go back into the desert and remembered I'm in no hurry and figured it would be a nice place to spend the day. It ended up being really nice, I got a shower, relaxed by the pool, got in the hot baths and they even have wifi here. It's kind of a weird little oasis but it was a nice relaxing day.
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