La Ruta part 3

I just wanted to give a quick run down of what you did at the end of each stage.When you get in you have to scan in with your id. They then give you a ticket for a meal.Then you have to take your bike over to the mechanic's but before they take it you have to take off things like bike computer and other things you may have strapped to your bike that could interfere with the washing and maintenance of your bike.You then must track down your gear bag.They are all numbered and are piled in a big truck.Sometimes this truck is not easy to find and the bag is not light.After that you must shower if you are shuttleing to the hotel(stage 234).The showers are like tarps and garden hoses in the parking lot.After you get clean you have to lug your gear bag over and find a shuttle,but you can't leave when you find a ride oh no you have to sit and wait for the van to get all the way full and i mean fulll!Then when the van's muffer is touching the gound it is time to leave and it is off to the hotel.When you get there you have to unload you gear bag into the hotel and try to get a key for your room and lug it all the way up to your room.Once in the room you have another shower, wash clothes, shoes etc. Then begin to get everything ready for the next day like race food,fill bottle's etc etc.You then ate supper and then maybe watched a quick bit of tv and went to bed.