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In which we need some water, we cross some mountains, and enter a very different place called Bulgaria.
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In which we write a Dear John letter to Chile, our old flame, we meets wonderful Moroccan family and we eat great food.
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Lebanon – Ava, MO – via the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum Yesterday’s ride finished on Highway 5. Ugly. Fast. Lots of semis. Divided highway. Just kind of depressing. Today we started out thinking that we would avoid that yucky road by taking the biking directions route – which would hopefully take us on
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Eldon – Lebanon, MO, via Lake of the Ozarks There’s a lot that goes into deciding where we go each day. Where are we ultimately heading? (Mexico border, for now). Do we have an intermediate destination? (Little Rock – where are friends Gunnar and Maria live). Is there something we want to see along the
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Defiance – Portland, MO The biking on the Katy Trail? It is pretty. Lots of time there is a sheer stone face on one side and the Missouri River on the other. Throw in some signs commemorating various aspects of the Lewis & Clarke Expedition, a few trail towns with some occasional amenities, and it’s
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St. Louis; St. Louis – Defiance, MO Yesterday was a day off . . . Diana style. What does that mean? As a start, it means no blog post – because there wasn’t time. Let’s see . . . Here was a brief recap of our day: I will say, though, that this was a
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Kampsville, Illinois – St. Louis, Missouri I keep wanting to say “You’re not in Kansas any more” – really meaning that “You’re not in Iowa anymore . . .” But I’m also thinking that I should stop picking on Iowa . . . On another, related, front . . . I’ve never considered myself much
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Hannibal, MO – Kampsville, IL Now that’s what bike touring is supposed to look like. Bucolic scenes. Nice roads with very little traffic. Little towns every five to ten miles – complete with occasional grocery stores, gas stations, and, as we shall see, nice diners. And then a surprise campground right in town at the
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Warsaw, IL – Hannibal, MO Okay, so our suspicions were confirmed. Iowa really has some shortcomings . . . First biking in Illinois and we immediately had a much better riding experience. From Warsaw we headed to Quincy along a road that generally follows the river. Super nice. Very little traffic. In the shade thanks
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Mt. Pleasant, Iowa – Warsaw, Illinois Long day, and, as you’ll see, with somewhat complicated camping arrangements, kind of a short night for writing blog posts. So – some quick thoughts on the biking today . . . It was a generally pleasant day, but we did have some gravel sections and by no means
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Do you know how the sports commentators are always talking about so-and-so player that can’t quite put together a complete game. They pitch a few good innings and then they go to hell and let up a three-run homer. Or the quarterback that looks brilliant for the first half but then throws four interceptions in
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