Merrianne and I rested on Monday in a town called John Day.
The sprinklers had been on all night at Mt. Vernon. We had to dodge them when walking around the campground.
In the morning, Debbie sped off at 7:15. We took our time, as we had planned a rest day. We decided to ride just a few more miles to John Day, where we stayed at an RV Park with a laundromat..
My wonderful plan was to carry a Cirrus bank card, and find First Interstate banks along the route to restock my wallet with cash. Well, we found a First Interstate, all right, but it had no electronic teller. This was a problem, since I didn’t actually have a FIB card, but a card from another bank that was Cirrus-compatible. In fact, most of the banks along the way had no electronic tellers. Why would anyone in a small town want money at 8 PM at night? Where would they spend it? I carried a directory of all national Cirrus machine locations with me, and must have stopped at every available one, usually withdrawing about $100. In retrospect, traveler’s checks would have been better. My VISA debit card came in handy, but only for luxuries, like fancy meals and motel rooms. It wasn’t any good for ordinary expenses.
