Today we biked 94 miles to Illiana Christian School. It rained all night so everyone had to pack their wet clothes, tent, etc., put on our wet shoes, helmet, gloves etc. and start out into a misty fog that got us wet all over again. Donald came along for all the ride and he looks like I feel:
I had to wring him out this morning and he's never been the same since.
Today we wore jerseys representing our alma mater. Most of the Reformed tradition was represented as we can see here
After about 50 quick miles through yet more corn we began to use bike trails like this
This actually slowed things down considerably since we had to stop at every cross street for traffic.
Eventually, after a few wrong turns and an ill-fated visit to a gas station--who really thinks a local in Joliet would know the tour route-- we began to see signs of welcome, literally:
Sleeping arrangements for this evening are a little out of my comfort zone
Hope to get at least a little sleep. Goodnight, sleep tight, all 150 of us!
And eventually saw this one
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