Day #33-Eureka to Newton, KS 76.7 miles

We were actually going to ride even further today, with another day of flat roads and favorable winds,  but the hostel in Newton roped us in. These guys have created an upscale hostel for TranAm cyclists!  We’re the only people here tonight.  Just a taste of what we’ve got here-sipping on complimentary Irish Red listening to Yes "Your Move" on the stereo while everything I own is washing!  I’m wearing loaner shorts!  I should add here that there's a bike shop, Newton Bike Shop, right next door.

I should also mention we had a great stop in Cassoday, KS for lunch at the only retail establishment in town, the Cassoday Country Market!  While we were a bit concerned about 45 miles with no services between Cassoday and Newton,  it’s not too bad when you’re cruising along at 14 miles an hour!
We got a taste of the Flint Hills region of Kansas today.  Beautiful, rolling terrain, with few trees.  It’s suitable for grazing and not much else.  There’s some oil and gas here  as well.

Trivia:  Bethel College in North Newton, KS houses the Mennonite Library and Archives, one of two repositories of Mennonite writings.  The other is located at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana,  not far from where we’re from.