Last evening in Savannah the hotel staff invited us to a reception that was planned to show off their newly renovated rooms to the local community. We had hot and cold snacks, fruit, wine, and beer. It was very good and allowed us to skip dinner.
Today we had bike trails for most of our 65 mile journey. Leaving the hotel we had to backtrack into town to catch our first bike path. It took us 15 miles to Fulton where we caught another bike path. It was like that all day. It was not even difficult to navigate. All we had to do was keep the Mississippi River on our right and route 84 on our left and head south. The morning heat and humidity were uncomfortable but by mid-morning a storm front moved in and it cooled us off for a while. Even though the storm brought the headwinds it also produced some cooling rain.
Near Moline we passed a hotdog vendor in a park. His dogs smelled so good that we stopped and ate. This hot dog vendor was very popular. In addition to a steady stream of customers, a small bus from a retirement community stopped so the residence could feast on his dogs. While we were eating, 2 women cyclists stopped to ask about our journey.
Our hotel for the night is an older hotel that is undergoing renovations. While the room is nice the desk clerk sat behind bullet proof Plexiglas. The neighborhood isn’t much better. The streets are lined with “car title loan” businesses and pawnshops. We don’t plan to go out after dark. This is far different from all the other places we have stayed.
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