Photo: Tom from New York, biking, and raising money for brain tumor research.
We left Houston in a light rain. Tom, the reporter joined us at the local McDonalds, and decided to take a rest day to avoid riding in the rain. We continued on in the rain, which only increased for most of the day, especially on Rte. 16, which was winding, narrow, and with no berm. Tom was nearly run down by a speeding semi truck that braked hard to avoid Tom and a pickup truck which was headed in the other direction. We met the truck driver a few miles later, and learned how much some truck drivers hate us bike riders! This driver thinks the only safe way for us is for bike riders to get off the road whenever trucks pass! We pulled up the road a short way in Summerville where we had some lunch, and tried to dry off.
We eventually turned left at Summerville, and headed for Alley Springs, MO. From there where we rented a room at the Riverside Motel, used a drier at the Laundromat, ate and reviewed maps. We finally located the shortcut that Tom (from NY’s) shortcut which cuts across the bottom of Illinois, and then crosses the Ohio River and Connects with route 65. This route probably saved us 30 miles.
We pedaled today 49.79 wet miles, averaging 10.9 MPH for 4 hours and 33 minutes. My total mileage is now 2,595 miles.
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