he said: talk about a long day! Off to a real good start friday to finish out a good 6 days and my seat breaks. Did 30 miles of double hills, the road hills and the seat hills. went to a hardware store in the town we stopped in and no luck. on to springfield which had 4 bike shops (even one that was a cannondale dealer) talked to a guy named bill hall who persisted with phone calls for me until we located a replacement part in St Louis. always wanted to see the Gateway Arch so away we went. the shop (BIG SHARK bicycle company: GREAT PLACE, GREAT PEOPLE, I can see why they are so busy) was open till 8 , 200+ miles away, we were there by 7:10. walked back to the service department, which was swamped even that late on a friday night, and Greg said "you the people from Springfield? i guess we looked desperate. took the bike right away, replaced the part and were good to go, no charge. had a great dinner outside on a beautiful night and rested up for our day off. 61 miles. saturday spent at the Gateway Arch and nearby in old St. Louis (walking distance). Drove back to Marshfield and got ready for today. the rolling hills are ending as we transform into the great plains. now our maps just say get up, go out to the road, ride all day in a straight line, stop, do it again tomorrow. thinking of a new contest (hey, when you have all this time to yourself all day you have to think of something) Name that roadkill! there are animals here that maybe some people might not know, details at eleven. tomorrow we hit another state 94 miles
She said: Rode the roller coaster again this morning, and after about 60 miles I could see a noticable difference in the terrain. I think we are out of the Ozarks! Starting to see lots of farms with huge farm equipment, and the views are starting to get wider and longer. Stopped at Golden City, Mo where we thought we might camp for the night and checked out weather.com as it had rained some during the day and the clouds were rolling in. With a 40% chance of thunderstorms, Paul rode on for another 11 miles and we are in Lamar, Mo for the night (the birthplace of Harry Truman) Well, it was a good day on the road, and I hope the thunderstorms hold off tomorrow (they are in the forecast for the next 4 days-but then we won't be here in 4 days!)
The camel with about 5 humps!
It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it!
Different way of anchoring fences.
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