Day 49 17/08/09 Butte > Philipsburg

After a nearly freezing (34degrees f.) night in the tipi it was a lovely morning prior to cycling! Didn't get off to a very good start today however. The road i cycled on turned to gravel after a distance. I carried on with Neville creaking and groaning away. Got fed up and turned back on myself.. then my pannier rack broke. Managed to fix that up. Wacked on a bit of Lily Allen and things got better! Had a nice chat to Bob & the parentals and had a beast of an ice cream from DQ then continued. At the top i met Jim who asked whether i knew of couchsurfing.. obviously i did! So, he kindly offered me a place to stay! Had a lovely time with Jim chatting till gone midnight about our experiences with CS and his travels in East Asia.