Recovery

Both of us woke up with very stiff calves this morning. Ken recalled that muscle soreness is generally worst on the second day after exercise, so since we hiked the Bright Angel Trail on Saturday, we're hoping for recovery soon.

After breakfast we walked over to the Market Plaza to pick up our general delivery mail at the post office. As expected, it was a priority mail box, chock full of paperwork regarding our new Medigap and Medicare Part D Prescription plans. Lots of it seems to be just duplicating the same information, but we couldn't do anything to stop this avalanche of paperwork. After looking it all over, we have some questions, but they will have to wait until we get somewhere with a more reliable cell signal.

We walked over to Mather Campground to check out the laundry facilities. They turned out to be rather nice: clean and with lots of machines, so tomorrow afternoon we'll tackle our laundry before heading down the road on Wednesday.

The other thing we have planned for tomorrow is a hike on the South Kaibab Trail. We talked to a ranger about hiking the trail when the wind is blustery, which it has been for the last couple of days. She said it would be no problem once you get below the rim. The real problem is heat, and she strongly advised an early start, so we're setting our clocks for 4:30 a.m. (ouch!).