Today was advertised as our longest leg at 89.6 miles. It had some pros and cons brought up at our nightly map meeting. At night after dinner, we are given some Intel about possible problem spots that our maps and navigation system may not solve. We get the day's projected weather, too. We are sensitive to wind direction and chance of precipitation. The weather forecast was very favorable. The 13 riders left in 4 groups, and I was in the 3rd. We moved right along, covered 30.in under 2 hours, to Surprise, Arizona. Lost time to some wrong turns, but eventually got to the series of trails alongside the New River and a Canal, taking us deep into Phoenix. My partner got a flat for the 3rd consecutive day, one of the few pictures from today. (That's my intact bicycle just behind Chuck) Taking photos is time-consuming because the phone is the navigation system and camera. Plus trying to cover a lot of territory dissuades me from stopping to do so. Spent the last 40 miles between more trails and city streets, passing the Oakland A's spring training complex as an exhibition game let out. By the end of the ride, 8 of the 13 of us had linked up and rode triumphantly into the hotel parking lot. A hotel and a day off are our reward for 450 miles over 7 days. A good start.