Day 96: October 16th (Route: Chester, IL to Farmington, MO)

Day 96: October 16th (Route: Chester, IL to Farmington, MO)

Technical Data

Distance, miles: 44.75
Ride Time 3:58:43
Work, kJ: 2050
Average Power, watts: 140
Normalized Power, watts: 196
Average Speed, mph: 11.02

Forecast Doesn't get much better!

*Again - took a break from writing to enjoy the ride and soak in the last 10 days of my trip! Not what I wanted to do, however I can see traveling with someone else doesn't leave much time for solo task...

-Chester - Home of Popeye
-Fish Fry at the Eagles
-Slept in a shed with 9 bunks
-Watched a movie on the labtop on the "Mississippi"
-Had some Ice Cream last night with chocolate milk
-Took a long walk, watched a little of the high school foot ball game
-Small town - lots of people walking around, gave me the feel of Parsons, KS where I grew up
-Woke early to take off to Farmington
-Didn't sleep well on the bunk - back slightly bothering me, maybe slept wrong
-Shifter still not working
-Eagles owners (Joe&Donna)
-Heading to Al's a cycling hostel in Farmington
-PC Charger, wire boot has frayed and doesn't work any more :(
-Great rolling terrain to Farmington
-RedBoxed a couple of movies with promo codes at Al's
-Dakota took off to head to a farm north of Farmington (she's traveling around the country working/volunteering on farms to understand agriculture)
-Feeling of loneliness sets in
-Taking a day off tomorrow before I push on to Carl Junction - should be there on day 100!