Yesterday we took the day off from riding to recover after our 100 mile day on Saturday, and spent our Sunday relaxing with Elliot's family and family friends in Quincy. Quincy is a very cool town! At one time it was the biggest city in Illinois, even bigger than Chicago back in the late 1800s. The town is full of rich history and amazing architecture on nearly ever building and home. It's amazing to be riding our bikes through such rich American historical towns following the Mississippi.
After an amazing breakfast thanks to Elliot's cousin Katie, we lounged around the house until late afternoon when we headed over to the Fouble residence to grill out with an evening full of good food, good conversation, and good people! It was a pleasure to meet Dave, Joe, and Betsy, great people!!! Thank you again!
Today we woke up for a picture with Brian before he headed to work, and luckily Katie was free for a couple hours to run Ellit and I across town for a few errands. Always feels good to ride in car!
After we got our maps and "Chamois Butt'r" we were set to pack up and hit the road.Thanks again Katie and Brian for a wonderful stay! See you guys soon.
After riding down the street we decided to grab a sandwich at the local grocery store deli before getting on the highway. Lucky for us, we ran into Quincy bike club president Laura and Justin Sievert. After trying to explain the best route to take south today, Justin decided to just grab his bike and ride with us for awhile. Awhile turned into 26 miles. It was awesome to ride with a local cyclist. Only the third time on this trip it has happened. He even went slow for us so we could keep right on his tail! If you are in the Quincy area and looking to get a ride in, contact their club at Quincybikeclub.org
Tomorrow we will be heading to Godfrey, IL to meet up with the Mazenkos, after re-routing around the flooded road 10 miles in front of us!
-Michael
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