After sleeping at the Bonner’s Ferry fairgrounds, I rode the Sandpoint bus back to town. Natalie was going to be checking out the city for the morning so I met up with her. I checked in with the bike shop and everything was in motion for getting the ole Fuji back together.
After lunch, Natalie hit the road heading for a campground on Lake Pend Oreille. I would see if I could make it but it would depend on when my bike was finished and the weather which was a bit unsettled.
My bike was done at 2:45! The guys at Greasy Fingers Bike Shop in Sandpoint deserve a medal for their work. 
I still had to get back to the fairgrounds to take down my camp but got out of town at 5:00. I road pretty fast (or as fast as the heavy beast would go). I got to the Sam Owen camp ground around 6:30 and found Natalie on the Skipping Stone Loop. 
At the campground, the neighboring campers, Larry and Paula offered left over hotdogs to me which sounded better than cooking some pasta.
So I ended up riding about 15 miles in the evening thus “Day 14” instead of “Rest Day 2”.
Right at dusk a couple riders showed up. Linus and Katie were bound for Maine too so it looked like more partners to ride with.
It was great to get the bike back together and be on the road again. I hope the troubles are behind me now.
I was wondering how the service worked out. Reminds me of the cedar city bike shop in Utah on our way to the Rockwell relay start (the bike rack blew off the top of the van, it was a mess). Kudos to the greasy fingers guys! Looking forward to more updates. Stay safe!
I was out of cell service for a few days. But I’m back!