I'm writing this from the shared desk top computer at the most out of this world cycle hostel imaginable, Al’s Place.
We had a hot hilly route across the Mississippi today and into the foothills of the Ozarks. The next three days will all be peppered with steep climbs and the weather promises to stay hot. I saw 90 degrees on a sign on the way into town.
Two other bikers were staying at Al’s Place in Farmington, Phil and Jerry. Phil actually blew by me as I was riding into town. Turns out he was in a hurry to get to the local bike shop. He’d put a nail though his tire sideways! It hadn’t punctured the tube so the tire was still inflated but he wanted to get the bike to look at it. By the way he was riding on Schwalbe Marathon tires, often considered the ideal tire for touring. We found out later Phil had just ridden two hundred mile days! He’s had quite an adventure. He’s heading to California. Jerry is riding the Great Rivers Road, another Adventure Cycling Association route. He’s heading to Baton Rouge. He was wanting to take his bike to the bike shop as well, and stayed a second day at Al’s because the shop was closed on Wednesday. Al’s is huge so there was plenty of room for just four of us.
4 comments:
Al's Place?
Yes! What a place!
Sounds like they know you need a great stop over. Looks like a great bridge.
Tom - You have my complete sympathy! Even driving from southern Illinois through Missouri was brutal....hot, humid, torrential rain...and the hills! And the aggressive truck drivers. I was quite relieved to reach Springfield and scoot out of the state and on towards NM....I hope your experience is really so much better! - Curtis
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