Last night was a disaster. Thunderstorms alright and poor tent skills led to me getting soaked and not sleeping well at all. Thunder and lightning lasted from when we went to bed till when we got up. Absolutely vicious. Earplugs did nothing to help. We started slow and feasted at the campground cafe. Then the rain stopped and things were looking up. We bought a hotel for $40 for tonight and headed out.
Things were good. The weather was fine and things really went our way. We went through Terre Haute which was very blah but not as bad as Akron or anything.
Crossing into Illinois was spectacular, we gained an hour of time. That really helped our pace.
Lunch was at the family restaurant lounge in Marshall. We got burgers that were ok. I called that our waitress had a child (she was young). Heck of a call. We eventually found out her uncle lives in Auburn which is neat I guess. Later we ended up talking to all the restaurant patrons who were fascinated by us. Good times.
We were chuggin along through Martinsville when we passed by a festival. someone yelled and asked if we wanted free drinks. We ended up getting free orange drank, cookies, and popsicles. What a stupendous group of people! We chatted for 20 min, they announced us over the PA, took pics of us for the newspaper and sent us on our way. A woman also is going to try to help me with a lead on a job in chicago. Surprise win.
The rest of the ride was great and we rolled in at 630 central time. Our hotel is actually pretty nice. We rode around town and stopped at an ice cream store for an appetizer. I got an awesome root beer float. Then we got dinner at Pank's which was solid. Now it's bed time for bongo.
I didn't take any ibuprofen the last two days. That's encouraging. My knee's still a bit sore, but hopefully things are getting better.
Pumped for tomorrow. 100 miles but another hotel compliments of mmums for a bday gift. Awesome.
Miss you all
Love
Jason
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