Our morning started out with sunshine and calm air. Needless to say, we were excited and looking forward to a great cycling day. You can probably guess what happened to our day. After 2 hours of bliss we decided to cycle across the Mississippi to the home of Mark Twain. Hannibal, Missouri was still asleep when we got there and we did not get to see Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer. As we were eating breakfast we noticed that the sky was getting dark and the wind was blowing.
Back on the Illinois side of the river we got on state route 106. The author of our guide book describes this road as flat and a place to “find a comfortable cadence and enjoy your ride.” We had head winds and struggled to “enjoy” our flat ride.
Finding lodging for tonight proved difficult. We had hopped to stay in Pleasant Hill, IL and last night called the 3 places we identified. The Motel did not answer its telephone and its voice mail box was full, the B&B’s phone number was disconnected, and the third place was expensive, off route, and had no food options. Expanding our search put us across the river in Louisianan, Missouri at the River’s Edge Motel. The motel is literally on river’s edge and just feet from the bridge. We were given a nice room that overlooks the river and were told that each spring Cycle America stops here on their Mississippi River Tour.
We have 2 cycling days left until we reach our ending point in St. Louis, Missouri. When we planned this trip we left open the possibility of going all the way to Memphis, Tennessee. However, we decided that we are both ready to head to the comforts of our homes.
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