Carbondale - Chester
41 miles - feels like we have hardly done any cycling
3 hours and 16 minutes in the saddle
30.8 mph max speed
12.5 mph average speed
Today we have cycled to the Mississippi, which is the border with Missouri home of the dreaded Ozarks. We decided to have a short day because thunderstorms were forecast for this afternoon. They have yet to materialise and we both think that we could probably have cycled another 40 miles to reach the next town with a hotel. Oh well.
The weather has been warm and drizzly - unlike the UK where it is cold and drizzly. The ride along the Mississippi flood plains has been easy, it is very flat. Traffic has been more of an issue since we have been sharing the road with enormous coal trucks that deliver coal to the Mississippi barges.
Tonight we are staying in Chester, IL. home of Popeye. There are lots of shops and signs and also a huge statue in town commemorating Popeye. Hopefully we can eat some good spinach here that will help us power up the Ozark hills.
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