Sunday, June 5, 2011

Day 25: Into Missouri

We started today in Fort Scott, Kansas at the Lyon's Twin Mansions which we would recommend it to you all. We slept in a King size bed after taking a nice bath. We had a delicious breakfast. I had an omelet with gravy on top, and bacon and ham and cream cheese inside it. We started biking at around 10:00 am and after only 5 miles we had left Kansas. At mile 13, Lyle noticed my trailer was sagging so we pulled over. Right next to the weld that we had made in Ellicott there was a new crack. We put our engineering skills to use and borrowed some baler twine from a neighbor and strapped the trailer to the bike rack. It worked pretty well but we needed a more permanent fix. We stopped in Nevada, Missouri and a guy helped us make a splint using a nail and hose clamps and that seems to be working. We continued on to Hermitage but before we even got close, Lyle got a flat. This was a 5:00 at night and we were still 7 miles short of Collins, a town that was 20 miles before Hermitage. It was hot and very humid and for some reason we could not fix the flat. After about 40 minutes, a guy in a van pulled over and offered to drive us to Collins, the next town up from there. We got there and still struggled with the wheel. After awhile we gave up on trying to bike onward, so we tried to find a ride but none could be found. We were right outside a restaurant called Smith's Restaurant. We went in and all ordered the Pork Tenderloin with corn bread, home-made mash potatoes, and salad. It was all very good. Our waitress, Stephanie, had family from Germany so that was cool. We also got pie and cobbler. Lyle- strawberry pie with ice cream and whip cream. Jody- Strawberry shortcake with ice cream and whip cream. Stephen- Blackberry cobbler with ice cream and whip cream. Another waitress Meagan offered for us to stay with there family in El Dorado Springs. It was such a blessing because then we had a place to stay and a church to go to for the next day. After all the stuff that slowed us down, it all still seemed to work out. Catch you tomorrow.
60 miles, very hot and humid, 7 mile ride forwards 10 mile ride backwards






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