Eureka, Kansas, to Chanute, Kansas -- 63 miles

We woke at 6 am and began biking at 7 am. We could hear thunder in the distance, and as we left town, the rain began. We stopped on the road to put on our rain gear. It rained steadily for about 2 hours, then cleared and turned sunny by the afternoon. We met Stuart and Sandra Waterhouse from Lancaster, England, who are taking two years to bike around the world. Stuart is a postman, and gets a 1- to 3-year leave of absence from work as part of his service contract. They sold their cars to purchase their plane tickets, and are renting out their home to pay for other travel expenses. We spoke about the route they had traveled thus far, and they told us about the “Dog Dazer,” an electronic device that they used to deal with the aggressive dogs in Kentucky.

We stopped at the grocery store in Chanute at 3:30 pm, and spoke to Orval and Margaret Peterson about our trip. We stayed at the Guest House Motel, and had a buffet dinner at the Holiday Park Restaurant.