This will be short and uninteresting. We woke up refreshed after our day off and started packing up. As I brought our bags out on the porch, I suddenly realized that Lisa's back tire was flat again - for the fourth time in seven days. (Don't worry, I didn't swear - or cry.) I got … Continue reading Day Nine: Hannibal, redux

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

We walked back to our tent after listening to the people of Dallas sing karaoke and climbed into the tent as we noticed thunder and lightning in the western sky, across the Mississippi. The trains kept roaring through town, fifty yards from where we were trying to sleep. Lisa worked on her blog post while … Continue reading Day Seven: Dallas City to Hannibal, Missouri

We are in our tent and ready to sleep after a long day (85 miles) of biking through rural Illinois. My hands are starting to regain feeling after gripping handlebars for most of the afternoon's ride along county highways, with fewer than six inches of shoulder and tons of trucks and vacation bound RVs on … Continue reading Day Six: Muscatine, IA to Dallas City, IL

This was a short day for us in which we made our way out of Iowa City to get back on course. We’d gotten advice from bikers on the best routes to Muscatine and, as we left, we noticed the bank sign reading 88 degrees at 9:00. (Everyplace we stopped, the temperature was the main … Continue reading Day Five: Iowa City to Muscatine

So we started today with breakfast and coffee in the lovely river town of Marquette and climbed on our bikes and pedaled hard up yet another hill. Our route was to take us from there to Dyersville, IA, with a stop for lunch in Elkader. There was a little rain, and a constant wind, and … Continue reading Day Four: Marquette to … Iowa City