After packing up in the morning we loaded the bikes into the RV and headed back into Chillicothe to start riding for the day. When we got there we realised our route was actually back the way we came - now that may seem like we don't know where we're going but the route instructions are actually quite complicated. Anyway, off we started on our day with a lovely ride through quite country roads. We hit HWY-50 which is our main road for the day. Nice to be on a road that we don't have to think about too much. Our plan for the day is to ride about 140kms. The temperature is quite mild which is great for riding but we do have the very slightest of head winds. The day progresses quite well, rotations ... read more

After going out for dinner for my birthday we had to find somewhere to stay for the night. This didn't go well. We ended up driving about 16km of our next ride leg before pulling over at a rubbish removal business and parking in his carpark. Not ideal! Up at 5:30am and it's still dark due to changing time zone, and it's actually cold. Riding before 7am and Tom is in a hurry to find a petrol station. Nature is calling and we feel it would be better if he did not avail himself of the RV Toilet. The road surface was quite rough this morning, and early on there was still a blanket of mist around until the sun managed to burn it off. The eastern part of the USA is much more densely populated ... read more

We drove into Greenville well after midnight not knowing where we were going to stay the night. We drove around and saw a sign to the hospital and figured their carpark would be as safe as anywhere so off we went. Four very tired Amigos, one a little battered all turned in for the night. The start of a new day, later than normal at 7:45am, but lets face we had had a big day. We got out of the hospital carpark quickly and made our way into town. We have settled for one section today instead of two to easy ourselves back into full swing. Dave and Tom rode first and I drove with my wing man, Crash Test Jeff ( he isn't taking too kindly to this nickname for some reason). Our total journey ... read more

A fairly normal start to the day. The temperature was mild early on and the sky overcast but the humidity was very high. The morning was spent going on rolling hills on what appeared to be a fairly busy highway into Jefferson City. We had planned a big day of just over 200km and we reached Jefferson City just before lunch. There is a I a of the Liberty Bell there as well as a smaller version of the Capitol Building. But perhaps the most impressive tag we saw in Jefferson City was the massive Missouri River. It is a huge body of water about 300 meters across and flows quite quickly. We left Jefferson City via the bridge over the river. Our track notes said not to take the cyclist/pedestrian bridge and to ride on ... read more

Last night as we were sitting around we heard a gun shot echo around the RV Park. Well, it was actually Jeff's back tyre exploding off the rim. There was discussion as to if it was caused by a poor job of patching (done by Tom) or a poor job of fitting the tyre (done by Jeff). The important thing here was not who's fault it was, but that Jeff has leapt to second spot on the Puncture/Mechanical count and is looking to close in on Tom. We had to make an important decision this morning (well last night actually). I started to feel a bit of a calf strain yesterday which slowed me down a bit so we discussed having a day off for a rest. In the end the consensus was to sleep in ... read more