This morning we woke up at Wally and Cindy's house after a very relaxing night in the air conditioning which was quite a blessing considering the sweltering humidity that still lingered outside. Cindy cooked us up a wonderful breakfast that consisted of biscuits and gravy, oranges, and even freshly milked goats milk! We headed out to church with their family which was a wonderful service. We emerged from the church into the ever rising temperatures of the Missouri country side. We returned back to their house where we were again treated to another homecooked meal. We really enjoyed sharing with the family and after discussing our problems with our trailer Wally loaded us up and took us down to a friend named Grover who was happy to weld our trailer for us. So for the second week in a row we were able to find a welder through the blessings of two amazing churches. El Dorado Springs had been a haven for us but it was time to move on, and so we pedaled on from Collins Missouri where Wally had dropped us off. As we forged on the chirping of the locusts and frogs of the Ozark Woodlands echoed around us. With the open road before us we cruised up and down the roller coaster like hills. When evening rolled around we decided to call it a day in Macks Creek Missouri a small town with a population of 300 people. We set up camp in the local park which had not been maintained and was covered in knee high grass. This was the first night in many days that we slept outside and it was one of the hottest and stickiest nights yet. The lack of air movement slowed our sleep but even on the most uncomfortable nights sleep come to the weary.
Miles 41, very hot and humid
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