Gloria
Today was a tough day. We started out very early. Michael was driving our rental SAG, and the three of us - me, Eric & Brent Wolff rode our bikes. About the 8 mile mark, Brent's road bike (thin tires) had a flat. Since Michael wasn't with us, I attempted to help with the flat (but texted Michael just in case). I've never owned a road bike, and haven't changed many flats, so it was not going very smoothly. Luckily Michael got the text and drove back to help us. Brent had one tube, so they put it in, and he made it all the way to our destination - Running Spring Farm near Everton.
Today was a tough day. We started out very early. Michael was driving our rental SAG, and the three of us - me, Eric & Brent Wolff rode our bikes. About the 8 mile mark, Brent's road bike (thin tires) had a flat. Since Michael wasn't with us, I attempted to help with the flat (but texted Michael just in case). I've never owned a road bike, and haven't changed many flats, so it was not going very smoothly. Luckily Michael got the text and drove back to help us. Brent had one tube, so they put it in, and he made it all the way to our destination - Running Spring Farm near Everton.
We crossed into Missouri around 7:30 a.m. Since Michael was the SAG, he missed taking a picture at the border. Eric and I stopped to take a picture.
Around 9:45 we all had breakfast at Cooky's Cafe in Golden City.
Bob and I stopped at this cafe in 2007. In his blog he wrote:
"The scenery improved sharply in MO, with more trees, creeks, rivers and hills. But the weather also got hot this day. We stopped at Cooky's cafe in Golden City, MO. It was a fabulous lunch and even better pies. They have at least 15 different kinds of pies cooked daily. We hated to leave."
We had breakfast and pie for dessert...and we were not too happy about leaving the air conditioning either.
I had intended to ride 10 miles today, but I ended up riding 22+ miles. I rode 18.5 in the morning and 3.5 in the afternoon. If I must say so myself, that's not bad for a woman who was hit by a car 3 days ago. I was the SAG driver when I wasn't riding.
It was a brutally hot day. We almost used up all our water. There was very little shade...and the hills were relentless. We finally all arrived at Running Spring Farm around 2:30 and collapsed in the air-conditioned bunkhouse. The owner told us that the outside temperature was 101. He also went out and bought each of us a cold Gatorade. People have just been so kind!
After showers, we drove into Ash Grove and had dinner at the Copper Grill. We ate fried everything - fried pickles, fried catfish, French fries. The serving sizes were huge, so we left a lot of food on the table.
Our accommodations tonight are not fabulous. We are all sleeping in bunk beds in the same room. I've got my earplugs ready.
Ain't life great?
I had intended to ride 10 miles today, but I ended up riding 22+ miles. I rode 18.5 in the morning and 3.5 in the afternoon. If I must say so myself, that's not bad for a woman who was hit by a car 3 days ago. I was the SAG driver when I wasn't riding.
It was a brutally hot day. We almost used up all our water. There was very little shade...and the hills were relentless. We finally all arrived at Running Spring Farm around 2:30 and collapsed in the air-conditioned bunkhouse. The owner told us that the outside temperature was 101. He also went out and bought each of us a cold Gatorade. People have just been so kind!
After showers, we drove into Ash Grove and had dinner at the Copper Grill. We ate fried everything - fried pickles, fried catfish, French fries. The serving sizes were huge, so we left a lot of food on the table.
Our accommodations tonight are not fabulous. We are all sleeping in bunk beds in the same room. I've got my earplugs ready.
Ain't life great?
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