We started out early today so we could dump the tanks at the
station on the way out of the state park. Then drove a couple of miles to the state
police station. We met Master Sergeant Robert Story and we talked for a bit and
gave him some New Testaments for his men. He gave us his card
and I took his
picture with Bill out front.
Thank-You sir for the job you do! Then Bill loaded
up his bike with snacks and water and we prayed together before he pedaled off.
There is no shoulder here, so he is riding in the road; fortunately traffic is
light. Sergeant Story advised us not to go to Rockford,
so we are continuing south and east on back roads. We are going to have to keep
closer tabs on each other for the next few days as there are lots of roads
criss-crossing the state. I’m parked off the road on Route 72 at the moment; corn
on one side, wheat on the other. The wheat looks almost ready to harvest and
the corn is starting to tassel out. It looks a good 6 feet tall right now.
Parked by Mix Park
in Oregon, Illinois.
So far, Route 2 has been a good road with a wide shoulder. We’ll be traveling
on it for about 16 more miles, and then we will have to find a new route. It’s
overcast today and 78 degrees at 10:15.
If the sun stays behind the clouds, the pedaling should go well. We both made
it to Dixon, Illinois
where we met in a Walmart parking lot for lunch. Then it was back on Route 26
South toward Ohio, Illinois.
When I arrived, I called Bill to see how he was doing. The road has no shoulder
so he went a different way. So when he arrives in a town, he’ll call me and
I’ll go find him. I waited in a church parking lot for almost an hour when he
called. He was only about 10 miles away, so I set the Garmin and found him. He
had 70 miles in and we drove the few miles to the Cozy Corner Campground. On the way there, we crossed the Illinois River over this pretty bridge.
The campground looks
quiet and peaceful after a long day.
Thank-you for reading.
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