We woke at 5:30 am and began biking at 6 am. The route went through the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, along tree-lined roads and past two pretty lakes. We met Brian Flatley and Ben Kull from Washington DC, who are biking east-to-west. We talked to them about the dogs in Kentucky – they said that they sprayed them with their water bottles and, also that the dogs seemed to run out of steam after a short distance (which made Lenny feel better). We stopped in Goreville to buy some groceries and fill our water bottles.
We went up and down more long hills. We stopped again in Eddyville to get sodas, a bite to eat and to cool off. We talked to horseshoer, his assistant, and some Illinois DOT workers. They commented that we were taking a roundabout way to get from one place to another. We stayed at Michael’s Motel in Golconda, a couple miles off the route. We stopped at the library to check out our website, then walked along the main street so Lenny could take photos of the town. We had pizza for dinner.
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