Day 26: Kirksville, MO to Quincy, IL, 74 miles, avg speed 18.0 mphThis is me before we crossed the Mississippi into Quincy, Illinois. Harold, Roy, Michel and I road across together. It was a good feeling.
Today we passed 2000 miles. It was as good a day as yesterday was bad. We had few hills, a nice tail wind and temperatures on the 70's. Only one dog chased me.
Last night we had some rough weather. Lots of rain, wind and lightning. Sirens went off for a short time about 8:30. I turned on the TV and the crawler across the bottom said the severe thunderstorm warning
had been cancelled. I guess that one blew itself out.
Chas said he hit 16 mph on his bike and felt a little out of control. Coming down some of the mountains in Arizona and New Mexico if you didn't hold the brakes it was easy to hit 40 mph. That's the first and last time I'll do that. A blow out would have put me a lot out of control.
Got an email from Craig. He said he is completely spent. But, I'm still thinking he will come back.
Hi Sam,
ReplyDeleteI've been lurking and enjoying reading your blog each day. Congratulations on passing your 2000 mile mark. You Watson men sure know how to get yourselves into crazy feats of athleticism.
Hello to Barb, Holly, and Sarah!
Lou
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ReplyDeleteHey, Clayhead, I managed to recover part of the last post you tried to delete:
ReplyDeleteWhy do no Donners eat clowns? Because they taste funny.
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I don't understand the humor in this tragedy --- what kind of psycho maniac are you?
Anyhow, Sam, hope you had a great day -- I still say that travel van sounds like a good bet if you start to get blown around the highway by a summer storm. So long, buddy!