Another day of cooler weather made for some very enjoyable riding. The terrain continues to improve with some rolling hills instead of the flat roads we have been on for the past 500 miles. We are faster in the hills.
Imagine looking up at the road ahead then looking down for 20 minutes then look up and the view is the same. That is what is what we see on those straight corn lined roads. Boring.
Traffic is non-existent on the roads we travel. The only thing we may see is a weird looking farm vehicle. When we do see a car they will go off into the grass when passing giving us the entire road. Unlike in Connecticut where the cars take the entire road and shove you into the grass.
Around mid-day we came upon a five mile stretch of milled asphalt. You know what I mean, that is when they grind grooves into the blacktop prior to paving. For us it was like riding on a rumble strip for 5 miles. I thought my eye balls were going to rattle out of my head. That lumpy stuff beat the crap out of us.
We only rode 80 miles today so it was an easy day. Remember our mileage is determined on where we will sleep that night. We shoot for 100 miles but it does not always happen. We have another "easy" day on Saturday. We will be limited to 65 miles due to lodging constraints.
80 Easy Miles
2639 Feet of Climbing
Temperature 75– 85 Degrees
Updates as they come in. Quiet so far. Team is on the road. Muscatine Iowa is the goal for today.
Forecast for Kewanee Ill for Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 5 mph.
Winds from the East, however slight would be a huge advantage. Looks like a cooling trend is setting in across the Mid West that will help also.
3:45 PM the team reports they made good time today and just crossed into Iowa. Only a couple of miles to touch down for the day.
And Now the Noon report:
And a word from Joe and Tim:
I miss my guy!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping you will ride by a phone store! (Tim's phone)
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