We must have made a wrong turn because we are in Brazil

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Day 42 Effingham, IL to Brazil, IN
Total Miles: 87.5 (2867.3 miles to date)

Today proved to be a pretty easy day to cover the miles on the bike thanks to some great teamwork that had both me and Jess riding out front while the other sat in the comforts of a nice draft. We made 50 quick miles this morning and ended up in Marshall, IL near the Indiana border where we met some really friendly people and were again interviewed by the local paper. That makes 2 newspaper appearances for us so far, but hey who's counting?

We had the opportunity to ride by a few covered bridges today (no we weren't in Madison County) and they really did look impressive. For most of the day we have traveled on US 40 which is designated as a National Historic Road and many of the towns along it really did look historic and had really amazing houses and town buildings. So far the thing that has really stood out for me while riding in Indiana is how amazing the County Courthouses are, they are usually the biggest building in town and ornately built.

In Terre Haute, IN we had the opportunity to talk with the Chamber of Commerce guy who informed us that the most popular of the Coke bottle designs was created in there town as well as many other amazing products such as the wrapping paper for candy and soda, pharmaceuticals, dvds, minidisk players, and everything else you could think of....and that is why Terre Haute is 'a level above' (which is the town slogan now).

We finally made it to Brazil,IN where we had a great dinner under an amphitheater in an amazing park and then pitched out tent near some trees and went to sleep excited that we were drawing closer and closer to the end.

On a side note:

We are trying to figure out the answer to this question:

1.) Why are so many places in Indiana named after other places? (ex. Brazil, Poland, Philadelphia, Manhattan, etc.)

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Comments

[Laurel]

three newspapers- the windsor/hights herald is planning on doing a story on you two when you get back (even though it is out of their area)... you'll be famous!