We woke up at 6:00 am and got on the road at 7:00 am. The scenery consisted of fields as far as the eye could see. It was flat, pleasant riding, with not a lot of cars on the road. We were averaging 12 mph and reached Eads (60 miles) by noon. We decided to have a big lunch and get out of the sun for a little while. Lenny stopped at the post office, then we went to Our Place Restaurant, where the sign outside said, “Under New Management – Come on in or we’ll both starve!” The waitress became our new best friend when she brought a PITCHER of iced tea to our table. We had awesome Mexican food and delicious pie for dessert. We met Marie and Tom from Illinois, who are biking east-to-west, and chatted with them about the route.
Once we were fed and watered, at 2:15 pm, we were feeling ambitious and decided to bike an additional 57 miles to Tribune, Kansas, the next town with motels and other services. However, it was hotter, the winds had picked up, and digestion was also slowing us down. By 5:45 pm, we still had another 30 miles to go – had we continued, we might still be biking after dark! We decided to camp for free in the Lions Club public park. There was a nice breeze and it started to cool off, but it was still sticky and uncomfortable in the tent.
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