This day could be largely summed up as blue skies and great cycling, biscuits and bacon and eggs for breakfast (thanks, Noel!), some stops at sites that included Meriwether Lewis's grave, more great cycling and blue skies, many lovely creeks, some hard conversations with my traveling partner about being more present in the moment and … Continue reading Day Eighteen: Hohenwald, TN to Florence, AL

I am not really sure where this hotel is as I am writing this outside of our room, listening to the trucks on I40, but it is on our route ... we had about 65 miles of lovely biking in Tennessee as we are making our way to the Natchez Trace Parkway. There are lots … Continue reading Day Sixteen: Dover, TN to a Rodeway Inn

We left Golconda early this morning, trying our best to get out of the Victorian era mansion where we stayed without waking anyone. By 6:15 we were on our bikes and riding down the street where vendors were already getting grills and smokers ready for the town's annual BBQ competition, and we were sort of … Continue reading Day Fourteen: Golconda, IL to Grand Rivers, KY

We used this as a driving day to get back on course, and went from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau three times because of the absence of one-way car rental drop off options through Enterprise and seemingly all rental car companies in this state. (Again the car leapfrog: drive down in one car, rent a … Continue reading Day Twelve: St. Louis to Cape Girardeau (by car)

We were up early this morning and eager to get on the road...by 7:15 we were packed and ready and on our bikes, and rode downtown to drop off the key to our lovely little AirBNB at a shop owned by our hosts. It felt SO GOOD to be out in the cool morning air, … Continue reading Day Ten: Hannibal to Troy, MO

Today was a rest day for us, and it was a relief. We received many kind messages of support after Dan's post yesterday about how hard the day was...and he wasn't really looking for sympathy, just trying to be honest about this experience. (And I am grateful to you all for your concern, and lovely … Continue reading Day Eight: Hannibal, MO